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    • United States Renewable Energy Technical Potential

    Metadata Updated: October 8, 2025

    Renewable energy technical potential as defined in this report represents the achievable energy generation of a particular technology given system performance, topographic limitations, environmental, and land-use constraints. The data presented here provide renewable energy potential by state and by category, there is an option for download in CSV or Excel format. The primary benefit of assessing technical potential is that it establishes an upper-boundary estimate of development potential. It is important to understand that there are multiple types of potential: resource, technical, economic, and market - each seen in the "Key Assumptions" resource below.

    For updated data on renewable energy resource potential and siting considerations please see the "Siting Lab" link below.

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    Public: This dataset is intended for public access and use. License: Creative Commons Attribution

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    Metadata Created Date October 8, 2025
    Metadata Updated Date October 8, 2025

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