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tool puts spotlight on nation's electricity generation capacity
OR-SAGE results for advanced coal plants. (hi-res image) Oak
Ridge Siting Analysis for power Generation Expansion, or OR-
SAGE, divides the United States into nearly 700 million 2.5-acre
cells that can be studied to determine if they are candidates
for one or more types of electric power plant. This tool was
used to produce results presented in a 152-page report prepared
by the Department of Energy's ORNL for the Electric Power
Research Institute and allows for quick screening and
characterization of potential sites. "OR-SAGE is a dynamic
visualization database that allows us to look at the entire
country through a lens," said Olufemi Omitaomu, a researcher in
ORNL's Computational Sciences and Engineering Division. "The
technology provides assistance working with real-world
constraints." Omitaomu and colleagues Gary Mays and Randy Belles
emphasized that OR-SAGE is not a substitute fo