Source registry

Data Sources

The public datasets, services, release statuses, and coverage limitations behind US Grid Explorer.

Updated June 20, 2026

Current source registry

EIA-860 2024 FinalFinal

State capacity, generator totals, proposed capacity, and fuel mix.

EIA-860 2025 Early ReleasePreliminary

Power-plant locations, technologies, operators, and facility-level capacity.

EIA-930 Hourly Electric Grid MonitorHourly

Regional electricity demand and operating signals for supported balancing regions.

OpenStreetMapCommunity-reported

Community-maintained data-center points and descriptive tags. Coverage is incomplete.

Electric Power Transmission LinesReported

National transmission segments queried by visible map extent, including voltage and ownership where available.

HIFLD SubstationsReported

Transmission-associated substations, primarily 69 kV and above. Lower-voltage coverage is incomplete.

ArcGIS World Geocoding ServiceLive service

City, ZIP, place, and address search results. Matches may be approximate.

Basemap attribution

Map tiles use CARTO styling with OpenStreetMap geographic data. Attribution remains visible in the map interface.