How do I use PVcase Prospect to find and filter coal power plants set to retire?

Toggle on the Energy Community layer, then go to Map Tools > Select by Polygon > Features from a Layer > Coal Power Plant Redevelopment. Create a polygon for your area of interest and filter the resulting table by attributes like last retire date or federal quantified opportunity zone.

How do I highlight and locate selected coal plants on the map in PVcase Prospect?

Select the desired plants by checking the boxes next to each row (or the header to select all). Green halos will appear around selected plants, and you can zoom in or out to view all filtered plants.

What attributes can I filter coal plants by in PVcase Prospect?

You can filter by desired attributes such as last retire date and federal quantified opportunity zone.

How can I copy a coal plant into my project in PVcase Prospect?

Click on the plant icon for the desired site and select Copy in the pop-up to add it to your project.

How to Find Coal Power Plants Set to Retire in PVcase Prospect

The article explains how to use the new Energy Community map layer in PVcase Prospect, provided by the Department of Energy and NETL, to identify and filter coal power plants that have closed or are set to retire—highlighting steps to select plants within a defined polygon, filter by attributes like retirement date or opportunity zones, and copy plant data for potential redevelopment aligned with the Inflation Reduction Act.

Do you wish you could identify coal power plants that are set to retire? This new Energy Community map layer, courtesy of the Department of Energy and the NETL, identifies coal power plants that have been closed or set to retire, alongside key infrastructure characteristics that are crucial to identify potential development opportunities in line with the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA).

Here’s how to make the most of this IRA layer in PVcase Prospect:

How to Find and Filter Coal Power Plants Set to Retire

To view or filter coal plant data in bulk in a given area, toggle on the layer and follow these steps:

1.Click on Map Tools > Select by Polygon > Features from a Layer > Coal Power Plant Redevelopment.
2.The polygon tool will appear. Create your own polygon to define the area of interest.
3.The coal plants within the polygon will appear in a table view. Filter by the desired attribute(s), such as last retire date, federal quantified opportunity zone, etc.
4.Select the desired plants by clicking on the checkbox next to each plant to find where a particular plant is located on the map. To select all, click the checkbox in the header column. Green halos will appear around the selected plants. Zoom in or out of the map to view all filtered plants.
5.To copy the coal plant to your project, click on the plant icon and click on Copy in the pop-up.

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How to Find Coal Power Plants Set to Retire in PVcase Prospect

How to Find and Filter Coal Power Plants Set to Retire

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