Panel dataset of fossil fuel extraction and electricity generation across commuting zones in the contiguous U.S.: 2004 to 2021

Dataset used for 'Stack & O'Rourke (2024). Concentrated Declines, Distributed Growth, and the Challenges of Balancing the Green Energy Transition in the US.' The purpose of this dataset is to understand how the geography of primary energy production is changing, and the implications of this for energy policy, regional development, and a just transition.

It measures energy production in commuting zones in the contiguous U.S. from 2004 to 2021. The contiguous U.S. includes 48 states and Washington D.C., while excluding Hawaii, Alaska, and U.S. overseas territories. This dataset measures energy production in these regions, including coal extraction, oil extraction, natural gas extraction. It also includes a range of utility-scale electricity generation, including: solar, wind, oil, natural gas, coal, nuclear, hydro, and several others.

本数据集服务于《Stack & O'Rourke（2024）：美国绿色能源转型中的集中式衰退、分布式增长与平衡挑战》一文。本数据集旨在探究一次能源生产的地理格局演变趋势，及其对能源政策制定、区域发展与公平转型的多重影响。

该数据集统计了2004年至2021年间美国本土通勤区（commuting zones）的能源生产情况。美国本土包含48个州及华盛顿哥伦比亚特区，不包含夏威夷州、阿拉斯加州以及美国海外领地。本数据集对上述区域内的能源生产活动进行统计，涵盖煤炭开采、石油开采与天然气开采；同时涵盖多类公用事业规模发电类型，包括太阳能、风能、石油发电、天然气发电、煤炭发电、核能发电、水力发电及其他若干发电形式。