Energy dominates our society, see where it comes from, where it takes us, and how we use it to keep society going.

All NEED curriculum is available for free PDF download on the NEED shop.

 

Maps showing where energy resources are located in the United States and other general energy-related information.

U.S. Coal Basins
U.S. Oil and Gas Exploration
U.S. Major Natural Gas Basins
U.S. Major Uranium Reserves
U.S. Nuclear Power Reactors 
Geospatial Data Science Tools for Renewable Energy, provided by NREL
Wind Resource Maps provided by NREL
Solar Resource Maps provided by NREL

EIA U.S. Energy Mapping

U.S. Energy Mapping System, using the map tool you can view a selection of different map layers such as pipeline and transmission lines, power plants, and energy resources.
State Energy Profile Maps
Biomass
Coal
Electricity
Energy Infrastructure
Fossil Fuel Resources
Geothermal
Hydroelectric
Natural Gas
Petroleum
Renewable Energy Power Plants
Solar
Wind

 

More Awesome Extras!

E-publications
NEED Book List
Graphics Library
PowerPoint Presentations
Energy Timeline