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Summary

Short Citation
Office for Coastal Management, 2024: Power Plants, https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inport/item/66174.
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Abstract

These data represent operable electric generating plants within the vicinity of the U.S. coastline by energy source. This includes all plants that are operating, on standby, or short or long-term out of service with a combined nameplate capacity of 1 megawatt or more. The presence of a facility may indicate that power transmission infrastructure exists nearby. The absence of a facility or lack of sufficient capacity at a facility in a given area may be an important characteristic in future energy planning activities.

Distribution Information

Access Constraints:

None

Use Constraints:

For coastal and ocean planning

Controlled Theme Keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL GOVERNANCE/MANAGEMENT, oceans, planningCadastre, utilitiesCommunication

Child Items

Type Title
Entity Coastal Energy Facilities

Contact Information

Point of Contact
NOAA Office for Coastal Management (NOAA/OCM)
coastal.info@noaa.gov
(843) 740-1202
https://coast.noaa.gov

Extents

Geographic Area 1

-171.737523° W, -67.003299° E, 71.2789° N, 18.974204° S

Time Frame 1
2020

Item Identification

Title: Power Plants
Status: Completed
Revision Date: 2022-02-16
Abstract:

These data represent operable electric generating plants within the vicinity of the U.S. coastline by energy source. This includes all plants that are operating, on standby, or short or long-term out of service with a combined nameplate capacity of 1 megawatt or more. The presence of a facility may indicate that power transmission infrastructure exists nearby. The absence of a facility or lack of sufficient capacity at a facility in a given area may be an important characteristic in future energy planning activities.

Purpose:

To support ocean planning activities pursuant to the Executive Order Regarding the Ocean Policy to Advance the Economic, Security, and Environmental Interests of the United States, the Energy Policy Act, the National Environmental Policy Act, the Rivers and Harbors Act, and the Coastal Zone Management Act.

Supplemental Information:

Bureau Code: 006:48, Program Code: 006:055

Keywords

Theme Keywords

Thesaurus Keyword
Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Science Keywords
EARTH SCIENCE > HUMAN DIMENSIONS > ENVIRONMENTAL GOVERNANCE/MANAGEMENT
ISO 19115 Topic Category
oceans
ISO 19115 Topic Category
planningCadastre
ISO 19115 Topic Category
utilitiesCommunication
UNCONTROLLED
None coastal
None planning
None renewable energy

Spatial Keywords

Thesaurus Keyword
Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Location Keywords
CONTINENT > NORTH AMERICA > UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
UNCONTROLLED
None Territorial Sea
None United States of America

Physical Location

Organization: Office for Coastal Management
City: Charleston
State/Province: SC

Data Set Information

Data Set Scope Code: Data Set
Maintenance Frequency: As Needed
Data Presentation Form: Map (digital)
Entity Attribute Overview:

utilityIdentifier, utilityName, plantCode, plantName, transmissionOwner, gridVoltagekV, primaryFuel, primaryFuelCategory, nameplateCapacity

Distribution Liability:

https://www.marinecadastre.gov/about/disclaimer.html

Data Set Credit: U.S. Energy Infrastructure Administration, NOAA Office for Coastal Management, Bureau of Ocean Energy Management

Support Roles

Point of Contact

CC ID: 1116187
Date Effective From: 2016-03-16
Date Effective To:
Contact (Organization): NOAA Office for Coastal Management (NOAA/OCM)
Address: 2234 South Hobson Ave
Charleston, SC 29405-2413
Email Address: coastal.info@noaa.gov
Phone: (843) 740-1202
URL: https://coast.noaa.gov

Extents

Currentness Reference: Ground Condition

Extent Group 1

Extent Group 1 / Geographic Area 1

CC ID: 1116199
W° Bound: -171.737523
E° Bound: -67.003299
N° Bound: 71.2789
S° Bound: 18.974204

Extent Group 1 / Time Frame 1

CC ID: 1116198
Time Frame Type: Discrete
Start: 2020

Spatial Information

Spatial Representation

Representations Used

Vector: Yes

Access Information

Security Class: Unclassified
Data Access Constraints:

None

Data Use Constraints:

For coastal and ocean planning

Distribution Information

Distribution 1

CC ID: 1121367
Download URL: https://marinecadastre.gov/data/
Distributor:
Description:

Marine Cadastre Data Registry

Distribution 2

CC ID: 1116188
Download URL: https://marinecadastre.gov/downloads/data/mc/PowerPlant.zip
Distributor:

Activity Log

Activity Log 1

CC ID: 1116191
Activity Date/Time: 2022-02-16
Description:

Updated to U.S. EIA data source

Data Quality

Accuracy:

Untested

Horizontal Positional Accuracy:

Compiled to meet 10 meters horizontal accuracy at 95% confidence level

Conceptual Consistency:

These data are logically consistent

Lineage

Sources

2020 Form EIA-860 Data - Schedule 2, 'Plant Data'

CC ID: 1116195
Contact Role Type: Originator
Contact Type: Organization
Contact Name: U.S. Energy Infrastructure Administration
Publish Date: 2017-04-01
Extent Type: Discrete
Extent Start Date/Time: 2020
Citation URL: https://www.eia.gov/electricity/data/eia860/

2020 Form EIA-860 Data - Schedule 3, 'Generator Data' (Operable Units Only)

CC ID: 1125688
Contact Role Type: Originator
Contact Type: Organization
Contact Name: U.S. Energy Infrastructure Administration
Extent Type: Discrete
Extent Start Date/Time: 2020
Citation URL: https://www.eia.gov/electricity/data/eia860/

Emissions & Generation Resource Integrated Database (eGRID), 2020

CC ID: 1125689
Contact Role Type: Publisher
Contact Type: Organization
Contact Name: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Publish Date: 2022-01-27
Extent Type: Discrete
Extent Start Date/Time: 2022
Citation URL: https://www.epa.gov/egrid/download-data
Source Contribution:

Value for the "Nameplate Capacity" field

Process Steps

Process Step 1

CC ID: 1116196
Description:

1. Acquire source data

2. Import Plant and Generator data

3. Remove extraneous fields

4. Remove records outside of the vicinity of coastal counties

5. Join eGRID data source to EIA data source on PlantCode key to acquire the Nameplate Capacity field

Process Date/Time: 2016-02-16 00:00:00

Child Items

Rubric scores updated every 15m

Rubric Score Type Title
Entity Coastal Energy Facilities

Catalog Details

Catalog Item ID: 66174
GUID: gov.noaa.nmfs.inport:66174
Metadata Record Created By: Brianna Key
Metadata Record Created: 2021-12-22 04:53+0000
Metadata Record Last Modified By: Daniel Martin
Metadata Record Last Modified: 2024-08-15 16:22+0000
Metadata Record Published: 2021-12-22
Owner Org: OCM
Metadata Publication Status: Published Externally
Do Not Publish?: N
Metadata Last Review Date: 2021-12-22
Metadata Review Frequency: 1 Year
Metadata Next Review Date: 2022-12-22