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Enhanced Geothermal System (EGS) Suitability for Contiguous United States

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This data set includes maps of normalized LCOE all-in (Levelized Cost of Transmission [LCOT] inclusive) as calculated using NLR's Annual Technology Baseline (ATB) costs, both drilling and CAPEX/OPEX, and considering the best depth option (1-7 km) for each location across the contiguous United States. Two files best opened in GIS software are included of the suitability map with and without technical exclusions, respectively. Also, a .jpg version of the map is included which includes information about the determination of suitability in the "About the Data" section. Most favorable locations are those with low LCOE all-in values.

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TY  - DATA
AB  - This data set includes maps of normalized LCOE all-in (Levelized Cost of Transmission [LCOT] inclusive) as calculated using NLR's Annual Technology Baseline (ATB) costs, both drilling and CAPEX/OPEX, and considering the best depth option (1-7 km) for each location across the contiguous United States. Two files best opened in GIS software are included of the suitability map with and without technical exclusions, respectively. Also, a .jpg version of the map is included which includes information about the determination of suitability in the "About the Data" section. Most favorable locations are those with low LCOE all-in values.
AU  - Trainor-Guitton, Whitney
A2  - Pinchuk, Paul
A3  - Ramavajjala, Chinna Subbaraya Siddharth
A4  - Akindipe, Dayo
A5  - Witter, Erik
DB  - Geothermal Data Repository
DP  - Open EI | National Laboratory of the Rockies
DO  - 
KW  - geothermal
KW  - energy
KW  - LCOE
KW  - LCOT
KW  - ATB
KW  - map
KW  - EGS
KW  - resource potential
KW  - CAPEX
KW  - OPEX
KW  - drilling cost
KW  - suitability map
KW  - levelized cost of transmission
KW  - levelized cost of energy
KW  - enhanced geothermal
KW  - geospatial data
KW  - raster data
KW  - favorability
KW  - EGS favorability
KW  - model
LA  - English
DA  - 2025/12/01
PY  - 2025
PB  - National Laboratory of the Rockies
T1  - Enhanced Geothermal System (EGS) Suitability for Contiguous United States
UR  - https://gdr.openei.org/submissions/1852
ER  -

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Trainor-Guitton, Whitney, et al. Enhanced Geothermal System (EGS) Suitability for Contiguous United States. National Laboratory of the Rockies, 1 December, 2025, Geothermal Data Repository. https://gdr.openei.org/submissions/1852.

Trainor-Guitton, W., Pinchuk, P., Ramavajjala, C., Akindipe, D., & Witter, E. (2025). Enhanced Geothermal System (EGS) Suitability for Contiguous United States. [Data set]. Geothermal Data Repository. National Laboratory of the Rockies. https://gdr.openei.org/submissions/1852

Trainor-Guitton, Whitney, Paul Pinchuk, Chinna Subbaraya Siddharth Ramavajjala, Dayo Akindipe, and Erik Witter. Enhanced Geothermal System (EGS) Suitability for Contiguous United States. National Laboratory of the Rockies, December, 1, 2025.  Distributed by Geothermal Data Repository. https://gdr.openei.org/submissions/1852

@misc{GDR_Dataset_1852,
title = {Enhanced Geothermal System (EGS) Suitability for Contiguous United States},
author = {Trainor-Guitton, Whitney and Pinchuk, Paul and Ramavajjala, Chinna Subbaraya Siddharth and Akindipe, Dayo and Witter, Erik},
abstractNote = {This data set includes maps of normalized LCOE all-in (Levelized Cost of Transmission [LCOT] inclusive) as calculated using NLR's Annual Technology Baseline (ATB) costs, both drilling and CAPEX/OPEX, and considering the best depth option (1-7 km) for each location across the contiguous United States. Two files best opened in GIS software are included of the suitability map with and without technical exclusions, respectively. Also, a .jpg version of the map is included which includes information about the determination of suitability in the "About the Data" section. Most favorable locations are those with low LCOE all-in values.},
url = {https://gdr.openei.org/submissions/1852},
year = {2025},
howpublished = {Geothermal Data Repository, National Laboratory of the Rockies, https://gdr.openei.org/submissions/1852},
note = {Accessed: 2026-08-08}
}

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Data from Dec 1, 2025

Last updated Jul 22, 2026

Submitted Jul 17, 2026