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Explore how to use the Grid Layers menu to control layer visibility and settings. Save individual or multiple substations or transmission lines as assets from a layer to efficiently organize your grid components in PVcase Prospect. 

 

View substations and transmission lines layers 

Rextag

On any project map, you can turn on the layer version of Rextag grid data to view and save substations and transmission lines from this utility scale-level dataset.

  1. Go to the Layer Catalog
  2. Type Substations or Transmission Lines into the search bar
  3. Select the layer that includes Rextag in parentheses.
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Note
Working on a distribution-level project? Check out our DG Siting Guide for tips on using public hosting capacity map layers in Prospect.

Save individual substations or transmission lines as assets from a layer

  1. Turn on the desired grid layer using the steps above
  2. Find and click a line or sub on the map
  3. In the layer pop-up, click the Add to Project button to save the feature as an asset on the project
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The substation or line will now be saved as an asset on the project even when the layer is turned off. Now you can add land by searching for parcels around saved project features. 

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Save multiple substations or transmission lines as assets from a layer

There are two ways you can save grid infrastructure in bulk to a project:

  • Use the Select by Polygon tool
  • Use the Add Grid — from Layer workflow. This provides the same functionality as the Select by Polygon tool, but also allows you to select grid from a boundary using an existing layer (e.g. County Boundaries)

Other grid datasets

Nationwide

  • EIA/ HIFLD
  • OSM (OpenStreetMap)
  • Coastal Substations (NOAA)

State-specific

 

 

 

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