About the Map

The “Energy Infrastructure and Politics in North America” map is an interactive mapping tool developed by Kenneth B. Medlock III and Miaomiao Rimmer at the Center for Energy Studies.

The map features key energy infrastructure, political, and demographic data for the United States, Canada, and Mexico. Users can toggle layers on and off and access detailed, facility-level information via clickable tooltips.

This interactive platform highlights the geospatial connections among energy, environment, policy, and society in North America. It is designed to foster discussion and research by providing a comprehensive, visually rich view of the region’s energy systems, demographics, and political landscape.

Other interactive maps developed by CES include “Energy Infrastructure and Politics in Europe” and “China Energy Map.”

Acknowledgment

Elsie Hung and Matt Drwenski contributed to this map.

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Layers and Data Source
 

Layer Name

Geometry

Description

Data Period

Retrieved Date

Data Source

Hydrogen, CCS, and Mining

Operating Hydrogen Pipelines

Line

Active hydrogen pipeline with status, operator, type, and capacity details.

2025

8/26/2025

GEI Mapping by Petroleum Economist

Hydrogen Facilities

Point

Hydrogen facilities with status, operator, type/color, and technology details.

2025

8/26/2025

GEI Mapping by Petroleum Economist

CCUS Projects

Point

Carbon capture, utilization facilities with status, capacity, and country details.

2025

8/26/2025

GEI Mapping by Petroleum Economist

Mining Properties

Point

Active mining sites with details on operator, development stage, primary commodities, and mining type.

2025

8/26/2025

S&P Global

Electricity

Power Plants

Power Plants by Fuel

Point

Existing power plants with operator, fuel type and capacity details. Bubble color is assigned by fuel type, and the size of the bubble indicates the power plant nameplate capacity:

2025

8/21/2025

Global Energy Monitor

• Oil & Gas

• Solar

• Wind 

• Hydro 

• Geothermal

• Coal

• Nuclear

• Biomass

Electric Transmission Border Crossings

 

Electric Transmission Border Crossings in North America.

2025

5/19/2025

GIS Online by Federal User Community

Electric Transmission Lines

Line

Electric Transmission Lines by Voltage.

2025

3/17/2025

OpenStreetMap OpenInfraMap

Oil and Gas

Oil and Gas Fields

Point

Existing oil and gas fields by type.

2025

8/25/2025

Global Energy Monitor

Active Conventional Refineries

Point

Active Conventional Refineries.

2025

10/20/2025

GlobalData

Active Renewable Refineries

Point

Active Conventional Refineries.

2025

10/20/2025

GlobalData

Active Gas Processing Plants

Point

Active gas processing plants.

2025

10/20/2025

GlobalData

Active Gas Storage

Point

Active natural gas storage facilities.

2025

10/20/2025

GlobalData

Active liquid Storage

Point

Active liquid storage facilities, including crude oil, petroleum products, and chemicals.

2025

10/20/2025

GlobalData

LNG Facilities

Point

LNG facilities by status with operator and gas origin details.

2025

8/26/2025

GEI Mapping by Petroleum Economist

Crude Pipelines

Line

Crude oil pipelines with status, operator, type, and capacity details.

2025

8/26/2025

GEI Mapping by Petroleum Economist

Refined Product Pipelines

Line

Refined product pipelines with status, operator, type, and capacity details.

2025

8/26/2025

GEI Mapping by Petroleum Economist

Natural Gas Pipelines

Line

Natural gas pipelines with status, operator, type, and capacity details.

2024

12/6/2024

GEI Mapping by Petroleum Economist

Outer Continental Shelf Oil and Natural Gas Wells

Point

Oil and natural gas wells in the United States' federal Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) waters

2025

10/10/2025

GIS Online by Esri Federal Data

Demographics

Population Density

Raster

The Gridded Population of the World, Version 4 (GPWv4).

2020

2/28/2025

NASA

• Canada

 

Division level
Pop density per sqkm 
Median household income in 2020 

2020

12/10/2024

Esri Canada

• US

 

County Level 
Population density per sqkm
Median household income in 2020

2020

 

US Census Bureau by Esri

• Mexico

 

Municipality level
Population density per sqkm
Average Household Income in 2020

2021–23

12/10/2024

ArcGIS Living Atlas; INEGI

Political Layers

USA State Upper House Districts

Data

U.S. State Legislatures Upper Houses boundary file joined with data from Open States (https://open.pluralpolicy.com/). Includes Nebraska and DC. Includes legislator and district names, legislator gender, and political parties.

2024

1/10/2025

U.S. Census Bureau (USCB), Open States

usa_state_upper_2024

USA State Lower House Districts

Data

U.S. State Legislatures Lower Houses boundary file joined with data from Open States (https://open.pluralpolicy.com/). Does not include Nebraska and D.C. Includes legislator and district names, legislator gender, and political parties.

2024

1/10/2025

U.S. Census Bureau (USCB), Open States

usa_state_lower_2024

Mexico Senate By-State

Data

Federal upper house multi-member districts (by state) for the Senate of Mexico. 

2024

1/8/2025

Esri, Michael Bauer Research GmbH 2023, Instituto Nacional de Estatística y Geografía (INEGI), Senado de la República

mex_upper_fed_bystate_2024

Mexico Senate At-Large

Data

Federal upper house multi-member districts (at large) for the Senate of Mexico.

2024

1/8/2025

Esri, Michael Bauer Research GmbH 2023, Instituto Nacional de Estatística y Geografía (INEGI), Senado de la República

mex_upper_fed_atlarge_2024

USA Senate

Data

United States Senate members by political party, 2025.

2025

1/8/2025

Esri, Office of the Clerk of the House of Representatives. 

usa_upper_fed_2024

United States Federal Lower House Districts

Data

USA 119th Congressional Districts provides the congressional district boundaries and the district representatives for the United States. The boundaries are consistent with the state, county, and Census block group and tract datasets. U.S. 119th Congressional Districts represents the political boundaries for the United States 119th congressional districts which began in January 3, 2025.

2025

1/3/2025

Esri, U.S. Census Bureau, House of Representatives

Canada Federal Lower House Districts

Data

This map includes data for the following Canadian Federal Elections:

2025

10/10/2025

Elections Canada

 

2025 federal election results

 

For official results, visit Elections Canada.

Mexico Federal Lower House Single-Member Districts

Data

Mexico 2024 federal lower chamber single-member district election results (Cámara de Diputados, 300 distritos electorales uninominales).

2024

1/6/2025

Eric Magar, Cámara de Diputados.

Mx_smd_2024

Mexico Federal Lower House Multi-Member Districts

Data

Mexico 2024 federal lower chamber multi-member district election results (Cámara de Diputados, 5 circunscripciones electorales plurinominales).

2024

1/7/2025

Esri, Michael Bauer Research GmbH 2023

Mx_mmd_2024

Instituto Nacional de Estatística y Geografía (INEGI), INE

Additional Data of Interest

North America

Earth at Night (2016)

Raster

 

2016

12/6/2024

ArcGIS Living Atlas; NASA

Transportation

Railroads

Line

The railroads included are either rail links between major centers of population or major resource railways

2023

12/6/2024

ArcGIS Living Atlas

US Principal Ports

Point

Principal ports in the United States and Puerto Rico by total annual tonnage.

2023

12/10/2024

ArcGIS Living Atlas

US Environmental Layers

Superfund Sites

Point

EPA Facility Registry Service – Superfund Enterprise Management System (SEMS).

2021

Real Time

ArcGIS Living Atlas; EPA

Point

EPA Facility Registry Service - Superfund Nation Priorities List (SEMS_NPL).

2021

Real Time

ArcGIS Living Atlas

Direct Emitters

Point

EPA Facility Registry Service - Emission Inventory System (EIS).

2021

Real Time

ArcGIS Living Atlas

Treatment, Storage, and Disposal Facilities (TSDFs)

Point

EPA Facility Registry Service - RCRA Active Hazardous Waste (RCRA_ACTIVE).

2021

Real Time

ArcGIS Living Atlas

Point

EPA Facility Registry Service - RCRA Hazardous Waste Treatment, Storage, and Disposal (RCRA_TSD).

2021

Real Time

ArcGIS Living Atlas