Stands out for geothermal
Nevada
17 counties in the record; 10 stand out for geothermal.
- Power and transmission
- 2,261
- Fiber and telecom
- 1,744
- Geothermal
- 530
In the 12 months to October 8, 2026363 new federal cases
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Every kind of ground, county by county.
2,069 counties across 28 states, by what the federal record shows. Choose what you are building, then open a state for its counties.
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Read from BLM's Mineral & Land Records System and the Census county boundary on October 8, 2026. Federal cases only: private and state land are not in this record, and a case that crosses a county line counts in each county it touches.
The last 12 months
Where the ground moved.
- Eddy County, NM342 new pipeline grants · 160 new oil and gas leases and grants · 77 new power and transmission grants
- Lea County, NM259 new pipeline grants · 113 new oil and gas leases and grants · 70 new power and transmission grants
- Uintah County, UT131 new oil and gas leases and grants · 20 new road grants · 11 new pipeline grants
- Sublette County, WY127 new pipeline grants · 10 new road grants · 7 new other federal cases
New federal rights-of-way and leases authorized in the 12 months to October 8, 2026.
Arizona
15 counties, most standing out for power and transmission- Power and transmission
- 1,036
- Fiber and telecom
- 835
- Pipelines
- 357
Arkansas
75 counties, most standing out for oil and gas- Oil and gas
- 477
- Power and transmission
- 1
California
58 counties, most standing out for power and transmission- Power and transmission
- 1,683
- Fiber and telecom
- 1,297
- Pipelines
- 489
Colorado
64 counties, most standing out for oil and gas- Oil and gas
- 3,248
- Pipelines
- 1,534
- Power and transmission
- 1,047
Florida
67 counties- Power and transmission
- 2
- Fiber and telecom
- 1
- Pipelines
- 1
Georgia
159 countiesIdaho
44 counties, most standing out for power and transmission- Power and transmission
- 1,297
- Fiber and telecom
- 748
- Pipelines
- 178
Illinois
102 counties- Oil and gas
- 7
- Pipelines
- 2
- Power and transmission
- 1
Indiana
92 counties- Pipelines
- 7
Kansas
105 counties, most standing out for oil and gas- Oil and gas
- 454
- Power and transmission
- 1
Michigan
83 counties, most standing out for oil and gas- Oil and gas
- 86
- Pipelines
- 1
Montana
56 counties, most standing out for oil and gas- Oil and gas
- 2,037
- Power and transmission
- 778
- Fiber and telecom
- 667
Nevada
17 counties, most standing out for geothermal- Power and transmission
- 2,261
- Fiber and telecom
- 1,744
- Geothermal
- 530
New Mexico
33 counties, most standing out for pipelines- Pipelines
- 26,084
- Oil and gas
- 9,014
- Power and transmission
- 5,992
New York
62 counties- Oil and gas
- 18
- Pipelines
- 2
North Carolina
100 countiesNorth Dakota
53 counties, most standing out for oil and gas- Oil and gas
- 1,746
- Power and transmission
- 57
- Pipelines
- 47
Ohio
88 counties, most standing out for oil and gas- Oil and gas
- 46
Oklahoma
77 counties, most standing out for oil and gas- Oil and gas
- 1,199
- Pipelines
- 7
- Power and transmission
- 2
Oregon
36 counties, most standing out for fiber and telecom- Power and transmission
- 843
- Fiber and telecom
- 831
- Oil and gas
- 105
Pennsylvania
67 counties, most standing out for oil and gas- Oil and gas
- 209
- Pipelines
- 5
South Dakota
66 counties, most standing out for oil and gas- Oil and gas
- 133
- Power and transmission
- 46
- Fiber and telecom
- 38
Texas
254 counties, most standing out for oil and gas- Oil and gas
- 2,859
- Pipelines
- 98
- Power and transmission
- 23
Utah
29 counties, most standing out for fiber and telecom- Oil and gas
- 2,478
- Pipelines
- 1,654
- Power and transmission
- 1,109
Virginia
133 counties- Oil and gas
- 79
- Pipelines
- 24
Washington
39 counties, most standing out for power and transmission- Power and transmission
- 204
- Fiber and telecom
- 83
- Pipelines
- 22
Wisconsin
72 counties- Power and transmission
- 1
- Pipelines
- 1
Wyoming
23 counties, most standing out for oil and gas- Oil and gas
- 11,752
- Pipelines
- 8,287
- Power and transmission
- 3,019
What the map counts
The federal record, in its own categories.
Every figure is a count of cases in BLM's public record, sorted by the government's own codes. Where we have not read a county or an industry yet, the map and the cards mark it “not covered yet” rather than show a zero.
- Power and transmission
- Transmission, distribution and energy facility rights‑of‑way on federal land.
- Fiber and telecom
- Fiber optic and communication rights‑of‑way on federal land.
- Oil and gas
- Authorized federal oil and gas leases, plus oil and gas facility rights‑of‑way.
- Pipelines
- Pipeline rights‑of‑way on federal land: oil, gas and other lines, with their facility sites.
- Geothermal
- Authorized federal geothermal leases.
- Solar
- Solar energy facility rights‑of‑way on federal land.
- Wind
- Wind energy facility rights‑of‑way on federal land.
- Mining claims
- Open mining claims: the use that competes for the surface.
Two gaps, stated plainly. Battery storage and data centers have no category of their own in BLM's record. For a data center, the useful read is what a campus needs nearby: the power and fiber already on federal ground.
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