TurbineHub Data Sources Glossary

Data Sources

• BOEM (Bureau of Ocean Energy Management): Federal agency managing offshore energy leasing and permitting.

• FAA (Federal Aviation Administration): Manages airspace and evaluates obstructions to aviation.

• HIFLD (Homeland Infrastructure Foundation-Level Data): Source for infrastructure data including energy and utilities.

• NREL (National Renewable Energy Laboratory): Offers extensive data on renewable energy resources and technological performance.

• NOAA (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration): Source for marine, atmospheric, and ecological data.

• NCCOS (National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science): Provides data on marine species, ecosystems, and habitat assessments.

• USFS (United States Forest Service): Manages and provides data about federal forest lands and ecosystems.

• ACP (American Clean Power Association): Provides data on renewable energy installations and industry standards.

• USGS (United States Geological Survey): Supplies geospatial, geological, and ecological data across the US.

• TNC (The Nature Conservancy): Provides ecological data, particularly species habitats and conservation-related geographic information.

• Duke University: Academic provider of marine and environmental research data.

• Stanford University: Provides specialized research data including marine cables and environmental assessments.

• Cornell University Labs: Source of wildlife species data and ecological research.

• EIA (United States Energy Information Administration): Supplies comprehensive data on energy production, consumption, and infrastructure.

• SCDOT (South Carolina Department of Transportation): Provides state-level infrastructure and planning data.

• CAISO (California Independent System Operator): Offers detailed electricity market and interconnection data for California.

• ERCOT (Electric Reliability Council of Texas): Manages and provides data for the Texas electricity market.

• SPP (Southwest Power Pool): Provides electricity market and grid interconnection data in central and southwest US.

• MISO (Midcontinent Independent System Operator): Data provider for midwestern electricity market and infrastructure.

• ISO NY (New York Independent System Operator): Provides data on New York's electricity market operations.

• ISO NE (New England Independent System Operator): Offers market and infrastructure data for New England.

• PJM (PJM Interconnection): Provides grid and electricity market data for mid-Atlantic regions.

• EarthDaily: Supplies satellite imagery and earth observation data used in environmental and infrastructure analysis.

• Regrid: Provides property and land parcel data across the US.

• Army Corps of Engineers: Offers detailed information on infrastructure, environmental assessments, and regulatory compliance.

• United States Department of the Treasury: Energy-Community and Opportunity-Zone eligibility lists, Section 1603 grant records, and other clean-energy funding guidance.

• Internal Revenue Service (IRS): ITC/PTC/45Q credit tables, safe-harbor timelines, and tax-credit compliance bulletins for project financing.

• United States Department of Commerce: NOAA marine data sets (AIS vessel tracks, bathymetry) and International Trade Administration tariff/import statistics for supply-chain and offshore-planning analyses.

• Planet Labs: High-resolution daily satellite imagery and analytics used to verify turbine locations, track construction progress, and update land-cover and environmental context for energy projects.

• Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory: Research datasets on wind and solar performance, capacity factors, cost benchmarks, and related market studies.

• Sandia National Laboratories: Field-test results, component reliability data, and modeling outputs for wind-turbine, solar-PV, and grid-storage technologies