U.S. Department of Energy - Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy
Energy Analysis
Data for Energy Analysis
The OpenEI website provides "open data," including dozens of energy data sets and real-time data visualizations.
Find select sources of data on energy efficiency and renewable energy technologies from throughout EERE and from the DOE national laboratories. These data resources provide information such as prices, savings, use, and state statistics by technology. Also included are links to more comprehensive data collections, policy data resources, and supply and demand forecasts.
- OpenEI Website
- Source: National Renewable Energy Laboratory
- Access an "open data" platform that DOE created in partnership with the federal laboratories; includes dozens of energy data sets and real-time data visualizations.
- Energy.data.gov Website
- Source: Department of Energy
- Access an open government initiative that provides access to energy use and energy performance data (and tools) from agencies across the federal government.
- Developer.nrel.gov Website
- Source: National Renewable Energy Laboratory
- Use this developers' network to access and use energy data via Web services and application programming interfaces (APIs).
- Energy Information Administration Website
- Source: Energy Information Administration
- Explore the website of the U.S. Energy Information Administration, which collects, analyzes, and disseminates independent and impartial energy information.
- Energy Intensity Indicators
- Source: EERE
- Examine how the intensity of energy use in the United States has changed since 1985, including total energy and delivered energy for each end-use sector: transportation, industrial, residential buildings, and commercial buildings.
- Technology and Program Market Data
- Source: EERE, National Renewable Energy Laboratory, and other
- Description: Access market data for renewable energy technologies and programs—including data on market penetration; industry trends; cost, price, and performance trends; and, policy and market drivers—presented in individual reports for each technology.
- Database of State Incentives for Renewable Energy
- Source: North Carolina State University's North Carolina Solar Center
- Access incentives and policies sponsored by local, state, and federal agencies—and by utilities—to promote renewable energy and energy efficiency.
- Green Power Network
- Source: EERE
- Find news and information on green power markets and related activities, including up-to-date information on green power providers, product offerings, consumer protection issues, and policies affecting green power markets; includes a reference library.
- Renewable Energy Project Finance
- Source: National Renewable Energy Laboratory
- Access a library of information, reports, and analysis tools on financing renewable energy projects, including project-level financing (terms, structures, and innovations) and financing for new facilities.
- Advanced Manufacturing Data Sets
- Source: Advanced Manufacturing Office
- Contact "BestPractices" service providers under the Advanced Manufacturing Office; review results of plant assessments; find additional tools.
- Building Energy Codes Data
- Source: Building Energy Codes Program
- Locate data and information on all aspects of U.S. building energy codes.
- Buildings Database
- Source: National Renewable Energy Laboratory
- Search a database of high-performing buildings projects in the United States and abroad that includes information on energy use, environmental performance, design process, and finances.
- Buildings Energy Data Book
- Source: Building Technologies Program
- Access statistics on residential and commercial building energy consumption using data tables that contain statistics related to construction, building technologies, energy consumption, and building characteristics.
- Commercial Buildings Energy Consumption Survey
- Source: Energy Information Administration
- Access a national sample survey on the stock of U.S. commercial buildings, their energy-related building characteristics, and their energy consumption and expenditures; include building types that might not traditionally be considered "commercial."
- Residential Energy Consumption Survey
- Source: Energy Information Administration
- Access a national area-probability sample survey of energy-related data for occupied primary housing units.
- National Residential Efficiency Measures Database
- Source: National Renewable Energy Laboratory
- Access a national database of residential building retrofit measures and associated costs for the U.S. building industry; data are accessible to software that evaluate cost-effective retrofit measures to improve the energy efficiency of residential buildings.
- Sustainable Federal Buildings Database
- Source: Federal Energy Management Program/National Institute of Building Sciences
- Access a compilation of federal agency policies and guidelines on energy efficient, sustainable government facilities; includes exemplary policies from other levels of government.
- Alternative Fuels and Advanced Vehicles Data Center
- Source: National Renewable Energy Laboratory
- Access analyses (technical reports and spreadsheets)—and manipulate data—provided by the Alternative Fuels and Advanced Vehicles Data Center, including data for vehicles, fuels, fleets, infrastructure, biomass resources, and incentives and laws.
- Federal and State Incentives and Laws
- Source: National Renewable Energy Laboratory
- Browse and search a database of federal and state laws and incentives related to alternative fuels and vehicles, air quality, fuel efficiency, and other transportation-related topics.
- Alternative Fueling Station Locator
- Source: National Renewable Energy Laboratory
- Find alternative fuel stations near a specific location or along a route.
- Fleet Atlas
- Source: National Renewable Energy Laboratory
- Locate agency fleet garages, alternative fueling stations, and proximate fleets; Analyze fleet vehicle counts, stations proximity to fleet garages, station details, and vehicle densities.
- TransAtlas
- Source: National Renewable Energy Laboratory
- Customize map displays—and print and query underlying data—for existing and planned alternative fueling stations; alternative fuel production facilities; light-duty vehicle density; and roads and political boundaries.
- Fuel Economy Guide
- Source: Oak Ridge National Laboratory
- Search fuel economy ratings for new and used passenger cars and trucks; make side-by-side comparisons of vehicles; calculate measures such as MPG, fuel costs, energy impact, and more.
- Transportation Energy Data Book
- Source: Oak Ridge National Laboratory
- Access this statistical compendium of data and information that characterize U.S. transportation activity, including energy use, the economy, most vehicle types, non-highway modes of transportation, and emissions.
- Other Vehicles Data Sets
- Source: Vehicle Technologies Program
- Use this Web page to locate sources of statistical research done by DOE on energy use, economics, and trends in transportation.
- Knowledge Discovery Framework: An Interface to Research Data
- Source: Oak Ridge National Laboratory
- Access research data and literature, GIS mapping tools, and collaborative networks for biomass feedstock production, biorefineries, and related infrastructure; analyze, query, and visualize large amounts of data and information.
- Biofuels Atlas
- Source: National Renewable Energy Laboratory
- Compare biomass feedstocks and biofuels by location; select and apply data layers to maps; query and download data; summarize state-level statistics for use; calculate biofuels potential for given areas.
- Biopower Atlas
- Source: National Renewable Energy Laboratory
- Compare biomass feedstocks and biopower by location; select and apply data layers to maps; query and download data; determine the potential biopower production for selected feedstocks in specific areas.
- Biomass Energy Data Book
- Source: Oak Ridge National Laboratory
- Locate statistical data that characterize the biomass industry, from the production of biomass feedstocks to their end use; learn about biomass resources and consumption; types of biofuels and feedstocks; and biomass use for electrical power generation and heating.
- Other Biomass Data Sets
- Source: Biomass Program
- Use this Web page to obtain market prices for commercially available biofuels as tracked by the Biomass Program with data from the Chicago Board of Trade and the Chicago Mercantile Exchange.
- Hydrogen Data Book
- Source: Fuel Cell Technologies Program
- Access a wide range of information on hydrogen and fuel cells (e.g., hydrogen properties, hydrogen production and delivery data) as well as data that might be useful in analyses of hydrogen infrastructure.
- Other Fuel Cell and Hydrogen Data Sets
- Source: Fuel Cell Technologies Program
- Use this Web page to access databases on model codes and standards, metal-hydrogen systems, and hydrogen.
- Geothermal Projects Database
- Source: Geothermal Technologies Program
- Locate geothermal projects funded in the United States; search project by state, awardee, partner, program area, technology area, or keyword.
- National Geothermal Data System (NGDS)
- Source: DOE/Boise State University
- Access a distributed network of databases and data sites designed to capture data on site attributes, power plants, environmental factors, policy and procedure data, and institutional barriers.
- Other Geothermal Data Sets
- Source: Geothermal Technologies Program
- Use this Web page to find data related to geothermal technology and energy to assist with calculations and model construction.
- Open PV—Photovoltaic Installation Data
- Source: National Renewable Energy Laboratory
- Access—and visualize—photovoltaic (PV) installation data for the United States contributed by utilities, installers, and the public; data include installation date, capacity, location, and total installed cost.
- Dynamic Maps, GIS Data, and Analysis Tools
- Source: National Renewable Energy Laboratory
- Access resource maps for various renewable resources and specific projects, including both low-resolution and high-resolution maps.
- Renewable Energy Atlas
- Source: National Renewable Energy Laboratory
- Explore base-level renewable energy resource data sets.
- 2010 Renewable Energy Data Book
- Source: EERE
- This Renewable Energy Data Book for 2010 provides facts and figures on energy in general, renewable electricity in the United States, global renewable energy development, wind power, solar energy, geothermal power, biopower, hydropower, advanced waterpower, hydrogen, renewable fuels, and clean energy investments.
- Renewable Resource Data Center
- Source: National Renewable Energy Laboratory
- Access a collection of renewable energy resource data, including biomass, geothermal, solar, and wind resource data, maps, and tools.
- Developer Network
- Source: National Renewable Energy Laboratory
- Access, use, and tailor renewable energy data and alternative fuel data via Web services to create mobile and Web applications.
Find technology-specific resources on EERE program websites.
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