This point shapefile provides the location, current and previous owners, maximum kilovolts of power, operational status, and other infomation for electric power substations in the United States. Data are updated to 2015. This layer is a part of a collection of GIS data containing renewable and electric energy information for the U.S., including data on transmission lines, power plants and electricity substations. This layer can be used for locating electric power substations within the United States. Hart Energy Publishing. (2015) Electric Power Substations: United States, 2015. Hart Energy Publishing. Available at: http://purl.stanford.edu/qm189kd8546 This release is intended to replace all previous datasets. This layer is presented in the WGS84 coordinate system for web display purposes. Downloadable data are provided in native coordinate system or projection.