Natural Gas Energy Infrastructure and Resources Interactive Map

• This interactive map from the United States Energy Information Administration features all of the locations of natural gas infrastructure and resources in the United States.
• The data includes power plants, oil and gas refineries, pipelines, natural gas transport and storage locations, oil and gas wells and platforms, and the locations of fossil resources.
  

Positives

• The legend and information presented are simple to understand.
• The natural gas power plants provide a link to view data specific to each location in the Electricity Data Browser.

Additional Prerequisites

• The map can be overwhelming if all the layers are viewed at once, so students can toggle items off using the legend on the right.
• There are two different base maps (road map and satellite) that can be changed by clicking on the bottom right corner of the map.
• Students can capture images using the icon on the bottom left.
  

Differentiation

• Students can select "View Full Details" for a summary of the map's information.
• Students can zoom in and focus on their specific state or region.
• Another related resource from the U.S. Energy Information Administration is Electricity Energy Infrastructure and Resources Interactive Map.
• Other resources about natural gas include Earth's Energy Resources: Natural Gas Energy, Natural Gas: Water & Climate Impacts, and Should It Be Called "Natural Gas" or "Methane"?
  

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