Geothermal Power Plants in the Western United States

Metadata:

• Identification_Information
• Data_Quality_Information
• Spatial_Data_Organization_Information
• Spatial_Reference_Information
• Entity_and_Attribute_Information
• Distribution_Information
• Metadata_Reference_Information

Identification_Information:

Citation:

Citation_Information:

Publication_Date: 1/25/2010

Title: Geothermal Power Plants in the Western United States

Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: map

Publication_Information:

Publication_Place: University of Nevada, Reno

Publisher: Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology

Online_Linkage:

\\palido.unr.edu\geothermal\_projects\metadata_updates\04_Geochemical_Data\FTP_Zip_Files\04_Geochemical_Data\Great_Basin_Geothermal_Power_Plants.shp

Description:

Abstract:

This shapefile displays geothermal systems in nevada that are either currently producing electrical power, or have produced at least some high-temperature fluids (>150 C) from geothermal wells.

Purpose:

For geologic, mineral, or geothermal exploration For targeting high-temperature geothermal systems

Time_Period_of_Content:

Time_Period_Information:

Single_Date/Time:

Calendar_Date:

REQUIRED: The year (and optionally month, or month and day) for which the data set corresponds to the ground.

Currentness_Reference:

REQUIRED: The basis on which the time period of content information is determined.

Status:

Progress: Complete

Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: None planned

Spatial_Domain:

Bounding_Coordinates:

West_Bounding_Coordinate: -123.154865

East_Bounding_Coordinate: -112.348224

North_Bounding_Coordinate: 42.157504

South_Bounding_Coordinate: 32.588478

Keywords:

Theme:

Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus:

REQUIRED: Reference to a formally registered thesaurus or a similar authoritative source of theme keywords.

Theme_Keyword: Geothermal

Theme_Keyword: Power Plants

Place:

Place_Keyword: USA

Place_Keyword: Western United States

Place_Keyword: Great Basin

Place_Keyword: Nevada

Place_Keyword: Utah

Place_Keyword: California

Place_Keyword: Idaho

Access_Constraints:

Although these data have been processed successfully on the computer system at the Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology, no warranty expressed or implied is made regarding the accuracy or utility of the data on any system or for general or scientific purposes, nor shall the act of distribution constitute any such warranty. This disclaimer applies both to individual use of the data and aggregate use with other data. It is strongly recommended that these data be directly acquired from the Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology. It is also strongly recommended that careful attention be paid to the contents of the metadata file associated with the data. The Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology shall not be held liable for improper use of the data described and/or contained herein. By using this data you hereby agree to these conditions.

Use_Constraints:

Reference and acknowledge the Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology or specific author in products derived from this map. Do not reproduce for commercial purposes. This data is not surveyed data.

Point_of_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Organization_Primary:

Contact_Organization: Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology

Contact_Person: web/GIS/database person

Contact_Position: web/GIS/database person

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: mailing and physical address

Address: University of Nevada, Reno MS178

City: Reno

State_or_Province: NV

Postal_Code: 89557-0178

Country: USA

Contact_Voice_Telephone: 775-784-6691

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: nbmg@unr.edu

Hours_of_Service: 8:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. (PST)

Contact_Instructions: web/GIS/database person

Native_Data_Set_Environment:

Microsoft Windows Vista Version 6.1 (Build 7601) Service Pack 1; ESRI ArcCatalog 9.3.1.3000

Data_Quality_Information:

Attribute_Accuracy:

Attribute_Accuracy_Report:

Variable, though most power plants are accurate to within 100 meters. This shapefile was compared with ArcGIS downloadable imagery layer for power plant positions.

Logical_Consistency_Report: Unknown

Positional_Accuracy:

Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy:

Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy_Report: unknown

Vertical_Positional_Accuracy:

Vertical_Positional_Accuracy_Report: unknown

Lineage:

Source_Information:

Source_Citation:

Citation_Information:

Originator: Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology

Publication_Date: Unknown

Title: Geothermal Power Plants in the Western United States

Edition: Version 2.0

Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: map

Publication_Information:

Publication_Place: University of Nevada, Reno

Publisher: Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology

Spatial_Data_Organization_Information:

Direct_Spatial_Reference_Method: Vector

Point_and_Vector_Object_Information:

SDTS_Terms_Description:

SDTS_Point_and_Vector_Object_Type: Entity point

Point_and_Vector_Object_Count: 67

Spatial_Reference_Information:

Horizontal_Coordinate_System_Definition:

Planar:

Grid_Coordinate_System:

Grid_Coordinate_System_Name: Universal Transverse Mercator

Universal_Transverse_Mercator:

UTM_Zone_Number: 11

Transverse_Mercator:

Scale_Factor_at_Central_Meridian: 0.999600

Longitude_of_Central_Meridian: -117.000000

Latitude_of_Projection_Origin: 0.000000

False_Easting: 500000.000000

False_Northing: 0.000000

Planar_Coordinate_Information:

Planar_Coordinate_Encoding_Method: coordinate pair

Coordinate_Representation:

Abscissa_Resolution: 0.000000

Ordinate_Resolution: 0.000000

Planar_Distance_Units: meters

Geodetic_Model:

Horizontal_Datum_Name: North American Datum of 1927

Ellipsoid_Name: Clarke 1866

Semi-major_Axis: 6378206.400000

Denominator_of_Flattening_Ratio: 294.978698

Entity_and_Attribute_Information:

Detailed_Description:

Entity_Type:

Entity_Type_Label: PowerPlants

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: FID

Attribute_Definition: Internal feature number.

Attribute_Definition_Source: ESRI

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain:

Sequential unique whole numbers that are automatically generated.

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: Shape

Attribute_Definition: Feature geometry.

Attribute_Definition_Source: ESRI

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain: Coordinates defining the features.

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: FacilityUR

Attribute_Definition:

Unique identifier for the facility described by the elements in this table.

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: PlantName

Attribute_Definition:

Human-intelligible name by which the facility is known. Multiple names may be separated by pipe characters ('|').

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: PlantType

Attribute_Definition:

Dry Steam: used to generate power directly from the steam generated inside the earth.  Flash Steam: The most common type of geothermal power plant, flash steam plants use waters at temperatures greater than 360F.  As this hot water flows up through wells in the ground, it is collected in a flash tank where drop in pressure causes the liquid to boil into steam.  The steam is separated from the liquid which is then used to run turbines which in turn generate power.  The condensed steam is returned to the reservoir.  Binary Cycle: This type of plant uses high temperature geothermal water to heat another fluid which has a lower boiling point than water.  This fluid vaporizes to steam, drives the turbines, then condenses to liquid to begin the cycle again.  The water, which never comes into direct contact with the working fluid, is then injected back into the ground to be reheated.  Since the most resources are with lower temperature the binary steam power plants are more common.  Single Flash: one instance of flash used for power generation.  Double Flash: two instances of flash used for power generation.  Flash-Bottoming Cycle Binary: Flash plant where the "waste" water, still at sufficiently high temperatues, is fed into a binary power plant system for additional power generation

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: OtherID

Attribute_Definition: Other names by which the facility is known.

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: Label

Attribute_Definition: Plant Name + " | " + OtherID

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: OWNER

Attribute_Definition: Facility owner.

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: Operator

Attribute_Definition: Facility operator, if known or different than owner

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: Operationa

Attribute_Definition:

Operational Date: Date facility went into operation. If month and day of start is not available, January 1 of that year is used.

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: TOWNSHIP

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: StatusDate

Attribute_Definition:

The status of the facility can change from time to time, thus it is useful to know the date on which a given status was reported. All entries given the date June 21, 2012 as of the construction of this shapefile.

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: RANGE

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: SECTION

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: Status

Attribute_Definition:

Status of the facility; If unknown enter "unknown" in the field.

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: SectionPar

Attribute_Definition:

subdivision of a section based upon an even division by distances along the edges and not by equal area

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: UTM_E

Attribute_Definition: NAD83

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: UTM_N

Attribute_Definition: NAD83

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: UTMDatumZo

Attribute_Definition:

The datum and UTM zone for the reported coordinates. Datum for most locations should be NAD27 or NAD83.

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: County

Attribute_Definition:

Name of county in which the site identified by the PowerPlantFacilityURI is located.

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: State

Attribute_Definition:

Name of state in which the site that contains the facility identified by the PowerPlantFacilityURI is located.

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: LatDegree

Attribute_Definition:

Latitude of facility site center point, in decimal degrees, use WGS 84 for interoperability.

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: LongDegree

Attribute_Definition:

West longitude of facility site center point, in decimal degrees, use WGS 84 for interoperability.

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: SRS

Attribute_Definition: The spatial reference system

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: LocationUn

Attribute_Definition:

Location Uncertainty Statement: location obtained from ArcGIS online overlay photograph of power plants.

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: Location_1

Attribute_Definition:

Location Uncertainty Code: A controlled vocabulary term or code value specifying the location confidence, E.g. 1 = reported, 2= surveyed, 3= GPS. If such a code list or vocabulary is used, it must be added to the 'Data Valid Terms' sheet to enumerate the possible values and thier meaning.

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: Location_2

Attribute_Definition:

Location Uncertainty Radius: Radius (in meters) of circle of confidence for location. Ideally might represent some specific confidence criteria like 'radius of circle around reported location which which true location lies with 95% confidence', but such precision is rarely available.

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: LocationKe

Attribute_Definition:

Location Keyword: Names of geographic features associated with the site that will be useful as search criteria to locate the information for this site. Separate multiple keywords with the pipe ('|') character.

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: Notes

Attribute_Definition:

Any additional information to be provided with the facility, including description and other data not captured by the template.

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: UseApplica

Attribute_Definition:

Use Application: Statement for how heat is being used. Should come from controlled vocabulary. Add terms if they are not already in the list on the Data Valid Terms sheet.

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: Capacity_M

Attribute_Definition:

Capacity MW: Nameplate capacity of facility in MW. If only the net MW value is available, note that net is the value entered in the Notes section.

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: FacilityCo

Attribute_Definition:

Facility Contact: Person, organization, or position name for information about the facility.

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: PostalAddr

Attribute_Definition:

Postal Address: Postal address for facility. Street, City, State

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: Zip

Attribute_Definition:

Zip code for facility; may be used for some geolocation information.

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: Phone

Attribute_Definition: Telephone number to contact party connected with facility

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: EMailAddre

Attribute_Definition:

E-Mail Address: E-mail address to contact party connected with facility

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: Source

Attribute_Definition:

Text summary of origin of the information in this record. May include bibliographic citation.

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: FluidTempe

Attribute_Definition:

Fluid Temperature: Water temperature. Degrees Centigrade will be reported for consistency in service implemenations. If original temperature is reported in Fahrenheit, convert to Celsius.

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: Flow_gpm

Attribute_Definition: Fluid production flow rate in gallons per minute.

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: RelatedRes

Attribute_Definition:

Related Resource: Additional information such as relevant links.

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: MetadataUR

Attribute_Definition:

Metadata URI: URI that identifies a metadata record providing more complete information.

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: UpdateTime

Attribute_Definition: Update Time Stamp: Date information was recorded in template

Overview_Description:

Distribution_Information:

Distributor:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Organization_Primary:

Contact_Organization: Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology

Contact_Person: web/GIS/database person

Contact_Position: web/GIS/database person

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: mailing and physical address

Address: University of Nevada, Reno MS178

City: Reno

State_or_Province: NV

Postal_Code: 89557-0178

Country: USA

Contact_Voice_Telephone: 775-784-6691

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: nbmg@unr.edu

Hours_of_Service: 8:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. (PST)

Contact_Instructions: web/GIS/database person

Resource_Description: Downloadable Data

Distribution_Liability:

Requestor hereby releases the Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology, the University of Nevada, Reno, and their agents, consultants, contractors or employees from any and all claims, action, or causes of action for damages including, but not limited to any costs of recovering, reprogramming or reproducing any programs or data stored in or used with the GIS data, damage to property, damages for personal injury or for any lost profits, lost savings, or other special, incidental or consequential damages arising out of the use of or inability to use the GIS data, even if said parties have been advised of the possibility of such damage. Requestor agrees to indemnify and hold harmless the Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology, the University of Nevada, Reno, and their agents, consultants, contractors and employees from any and all liability claims or damages to any person arising from or connected with the use of this GIS data.

Standard_Order_Process:

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Transfer_Size: 0.059

Metadata_Reference_Information:

Metadata_Date: 20120604

Metadata_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Organization_Primary:

Contact_Organization: Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology

Contact_Person: web/GIS/database person

Contact_Position: web/GIS/database person

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: mailing and physical address

Address: University of Nevada, Reno, MS 178

City: Reno

State_or_Province: NV

Postal_Code: 89557-0178

Country: USA

Contact_Voice_Telephone: 775-784-6691

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: nbmg@unr.edu

Hours_of_Service: 8:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. (PST)

Contact_Instructions: web/GIS/database person

Metadata_Standard_Name: FGDC Content Standards for Digital Geospatial Metadata

Metadata_Standard_Version: FGDC-STD-001-1998

Metadata_Time_Convention: local time

Metadata_Extensions:

Online_Linkage: <http://www.esri.com/metadata/esriprof80.html>

Profile_Name: ESRI Metadata Profile