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U.S. Department of Energy Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy

About Energy Analysis

The Department of Energy's Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE) conducts analysis and produces analysis resources related to renewable energy and energy efficiency. On this website, energy analysts and policymakers can access energy analysis products, including published analyses, energy data and maps, and analysis tools.

Throughout the site, we identify the providers of the identified resources as either EERE, a collaborator in the DOE national laboratory network, or another partner. We do so because these resources were produced in full, or in part, with funding from DOE.

Additional Analysis Resources on Energy.gov

Energy Program Management Resources

Excellence in energy program management requires planning, programming, budgeting, and executing. Effective planning (with a strategic emphasis) and programming (with an implementation emphasis) rely on real-world understanding of energy issues and opportunities. Energy analysis provides that real-world understanding, by studying today's situations and applying that knowledge to tomorrow's scenarios. Budgeting is driven by planning and programming findings, and program evaluation is critical for continuous improvement in program execution and overall management.

The Department's strategic plan and quadrennial technology review are built on information from energy analysis about the current and potential future energy situation in the United States and the world: energy supply, demand, market barriers and enabling opportunities, and integration among these elements.

Examples of analysis supporting each of these areas include:

  • Energy supply considerations: supply-chain analysis, cost analysis, resource availability analysis, and computer tools that help planners investigate and compare energy supply options.

  • Energy demand considerations: quantifying the societal benefits from changing energy use; supply chain analysis for new technologies that save energy; smart grid markets and policies.

  • Market barriers and enabling opportunities: the effects and effectiveness of state and federal policies and financing mechanisms for new energy systems, behavior analysis and social acceptance of new energy solutions, information sharing that helps the United States and other nations learn from best practices for the energy sector.

  • Integration considerations: Geographic information systems applied to energy markets, impacts of electric vehicles on the grid, and computer models that predict electricity transmission and transportation infrastructure requirements.

Technology-Specific Resources

Analysts can find additional technology-specific resources and information on the websites of EERE's energy efficiency and renewable energy programs.

Energy Efficiency Programs

Renewable Energy Programs