Line layer · Power
Natural gas pipelines and where they make bridge power possible
Interstate and intrastate gas routes — behind-the-meter's prerequisite.
With interconnection queues running years, natural gas pipelines have become a siting layer rather than an energy layer. A site within reach of a transmission-grade pipeline can bridge with on-site generation while it waits; a site without one waits idle.
- Source
- EIA
- Refresh
- Monthly
- Geometry
- Line
- Included from
- Water + Power ($199/mo)
Why Gas Pipelines matters
Multi-year interconnect queues have made on-site gas generation a mainstream bridge strategy for large loads. That option only exists if a pipeline with capacity runs close enough to tap, which makes pipeline proximity a first-round screening criterion rather than a late engineering detail.
Questions Gas Pipelines answers
- Could this site run behind-the-meter generation while waiting on interconnect?
- How far is the nearest interstate line, and who operates it?
- Is there gas supply to back up a load that cannot tolerate an outage?
What is in the Gas Pipelines data
Coverage: Western US pipeline network. Source dataset: Natural gas interstate and intrastate pipelines.
| Field | What it tells you |
|---|---|
| Operator | Pipeline company of record. |
| Pipeline type | Interstate or intrastate, which determines the regulatory path for a new tap. |
| Service status | In service, proposed or retired. |
| Route geometry | Full centerline, so distance-to-pipeline is a measured value. |
How we serve Gas Pipelines
Pipelines carry a reserved color distinct from both the water and power families so a gas route is never mistaken for transmission at a glance.
Natural gas pipelines — source, refresh and coverage
- Steward
- EIA
- Dataset
- Natural gas interstate and intrastate pipelines
- Refresh cadence
- Monthly
- Coverage
- Western US pipeline network
- Records
- 32,921 rows
- Geometry
- Line
- Included from
- Water + Power ($199/mo/mo)
Who uses Gas Pipelines
Data Centers & AI Infrastructure
Power, water, fiber and permitting risk for every candidate site — before you send anyone to look at it.
Energy Development
Route corridors, site generation, and clear the environmental picture before the first landowner call.
Industrial & Manufacturing Siting
The same constraint stack as a data center, weighted for process load instead of compute.
Read Gas Pipelines alongside
Power Plants
Every generating plant, its fuel, and its nameplate capacity.
Transmission Lines
High-voltage routes — the constraint that decides most data-center sites.
Oil/Gas Leases
Federal oil and gas lease parcels and their status.
Site Score Grid
Every layer above, resolved to one scored hex you can rank and defend.
Terms used on this page
See Gas Pipelines on the map
This layer is included from Water + Power ($199/mo) upward, alongside every other layer in the Water + Power coverage.