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Electric power industry map layers?

SeanBeckwith — Wed, 14 Dec 2016 16:48:41 GMT

Hi all, I'm a student user of esri products and a prospective user of business products. Where is the best place to look for freely available electric power industry map layers? Utility, refinery locations, electric service territories, etc.

Re: Electric power industry map layers?

JasmineNobis-Olson — Thu, 06 Jul 2017 13:35:27 GMT

Would like to find more information on this - has anyone sourced the electric utility map layers? There seem to be some state by state resources, but was wondering if there are service territory maps for the US as a whole anywhere?

Re: Electric power industry map layers?

IanMurray — Thu, 06 Jul 2017 14:06:10 GMT

This is a good place to start for alot of energy sector GIS data.

https://www.eia.gov/maps/layer_info-m.php

What level of detail electric service territory were you looking for exactly? Distributor level or are you trying to get down to the local power company level?

Re: Electric power industry map layers?

JasmineNobis-Olson — Thu, 06 Jul 2017 14:10:25 GMT

Yes, thank you, I found that - that's a good resource!

I'm specifically looking for a map layer of the service territories for Rural Electric Cooperatives. There is a pdf on the NRECA website here - https://www.cooperative.com/public/maps/PublishingImages/service-territory/ServiceTerritoryMap.gif

Called them, but they don't seem to have a GIS or shapefile for it.

Re: Electric power industry map layers?

IanMurray — Thu, 06 Jul 2017 14:20:25 GMT

I think this link will have anything you would need.

https://hifld-dhs-gii.opendata.arcgis.com/datasets?group_id=1e1ee73ed7ac4e51948d97f25f33c130

Electric Retail Service Territories should be the local level power company boundaries.

Re: Electric power industry map layers?

IanMurray — Thu, 06 Jul 2017 14:21:37 GMT

See also this ArcGIS Online Viewer of the boundaries.

https://www.arcgis.com/home/webmap/viewer.html?useExisting=1&layers=1c272f3b5d60453c9b741e780ea244ad

Re: Electric power industry map layers?

JasmineNobis-Olson — Thu, 06 Jul 2017 14:28:30 GMT

This is great! It includes investor and non-investor owned service territories - perfect! Thanks for your help!