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Politics : Politics of Energy
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To: Brumar89 who wrote (75149)3/1/2017 12:51:25 PM
From: Brumar89  Read Replies (1) of 86355
 
Eleven interesting energy system maps of the US:

Powder River Basin coal shipments:



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( Energy Information Administration)
Coal power plants in the United States.

This second map shows all the large natural gas power plants in the contiguous United States:

( Energy Information Administration)

Natural gas power plants in the United States.

Nuclear power plants in the United States.


( Energy Information Administration)
Nuclear power plants in the United States.

This map shows hydroelectric dams around the country:


( Energy Information Administration)

Hydroelectric power plants.

Here's a map of the major wind farms in the contiguous United States:

( Energy Information Administration)

Wind power plants.


( Energy Information Administration)
Solar power plants.




( Energy Information Administration)

All surface and underground coal mines.

Judging by this map alone, you'd get the impression that Appalachia is the center of coal country. But in fact, that's no longer true. Ever since the late 1990s, the majority of America's coal has come from west of the Mississippi — particularly from public lands in Wyoming and Montana — rather than from the East.

This map shows every oil well in the lower 48 states. (Not shown are the oil wells way up on the North Slope of Alaska, which is responsible for about 5 percent of US production.)



( Energy Information Administration)

Oil wells.

This map shows all the major pipelines and rail terminals that take oil to refineries (the brown squares): ( Energy Information Administration)

Petroleum refineries, crude oil pipelines, and crude oil rail terminals.

This map is crucial for understanding a number of contemporary energy disputes

This final map shows shale plays of oil and gas (in brown), as well as tight gas plays (in blue):

( Energy Information Administration)

Shale plays (brown) and tight gas plays (blue).

I've discussed fracking and horizontal drilling a lot above. Well, here's where it's all happening. There are currently more than 63,000 shale oil wells and shale gas wells around the country. Much of the activity is concentrated in Texas, North Dakota, Louisiana, and the Marcellus Shale region in the East

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