Energy pack for Developers
Siting constraints, conflict density, and renewable-zone classification in one report.
Energy developers and siting analysts piece together solar zones, sage-grouse PHMA, and existing well density from three different downloads and a manually-joined GIS layer. The Energy pack returns siting constraints, conflict density, and renewable-zone classification from a single parcel report.
How the workflow changes.
- Download BLM Western Solar Plan zones, project into local CRS
- Pull sage-grouse PHMA tiers from a separate state-FWS dataset
- Cross-reference existing well density from a state regulator export
- Manually join three layers in QGIS for every candidate site
- Renewable siting card shows Western Solar Plan zone + USGS wind turbine proximity
- Sage-Grouse card returns BLM HMA tier intersection
- ONRR county royalty card adds production-economics context for federal acreage
- Wells card shows operational well counts within a buffer
- Orphaned wells card flags legacy liability for site selection
Recommended layers
- Renewable siting
- Sage-Grouse habitat
- O&G wells
- Orphaned-well liability
Key report cards
- Renewable siting
- Sage-Grouse habitat
- Multi-state wells
- Orphaned wells
Coverage states most relevant to Developers
Common questions from Developers.
Which renewable-siting datasets are included?
BLM Western Solar Plan zones (variance / exclusion / utility-scale) plus the USGS Wind Turbine Database (commercial wind turbines, ~70K records nationally). Together they're enough to screen siting conflicts on most BLM-administered candidate sites.
Can I screen sites without specifying a PLSS section?
Yes — open a parcel report from coordinates or a legal description. The Energy tab wraps the location in a 1-mile buffer by default and returns intersecting layers. A PLSS section or Texas abstract reference is recommended for stable report URLs, but it's not required.
Other federal-land personas
Not an energy persona? See workflow guides across every Township America vertical.
All persona guidesReady to put it on a parcel?
Open any PLSS section or TX abstract in bundle view. The Federal Land pack ($80/mo) and the Energy pack ($150/mo) layer on top of Pro or Business; both include the 50-page Combined Parcel PDF.