An Atlas of Natural Gas Power with Carbon Capture and Storage
in the United States
An Atlas of Natural Gas Power with Carbon Capture and Storage identifies locations across the United States with the highest suitability for natural gas power generation with carbon capture and storage (NG+CCS) by evaluating siting conditions under four scenarios. It looks at a baseline deployment scenario, a storage-prioritized scenario, a data center-focused scenario, and a retrofit scenario. It takes into account land, water, geologic, and infrastructure conditions to result in varying suitability scores.
Developed by the Great Plains Institute with support from the Cynthia and George Mitchell Foundation, the atlas can be used as an early screening tool to identify regions where favorable siting conditions for NG+CCS projects overlap. While not project specific, the results provide a practical starting point for policy makers, developers, and planners to guide more detailed analysis, infrastructure planning, project development, and policy discussions related to carbon management in the US power sector.