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Energy Data Resources
| Title | Publisher | Description | Type | Topic |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 100% Renewable Energy Atlas | 100-Percent | A searchable database and visual representation of renewable energy projects across the world that allows for further research into specific areas. (Licensing) | Platform | Renewable Energy |
| 2035 Report: Plummeting Solar, Wind, and Battery Costs Can Accelerate our Clean Electricity Future, Data Explorer | University of California Berkeley | A tool to visualize and explore trends in the energy industry based on various criteria. (Licensing) | Platform | General |
| AAA Gas Prices | AAA | Daily gasoline price data for the United States. (Licensing) | Platform | Fuel, Transportation |
| Access to Electricity | University of Calgary | A map of the globe that depicts each country’s population percentage that has access electricity. (Licensing) | Platform | Access |
| Access to Electricity Data | World Bank | Data and visuals for the percent of the population that has access to electricity, including global and country figures. (Licensing) | Platform | Access |
| Access to Electricity Data (SDG7) | IEA | Data and visualizations of electricity access for certain regions of the world including Southeast Asia, South America, and Africa. (Licensing) | Platform | Access |
| Africa's Hydropower Future | SciDev | Data and infographics of current hydropower and its future in Africa, including interactive tools. (Licensing) | Platform | Renewable Energy |
| Agriculture Energy Tools (Calculators) | USDA | Four tools used to help with agriculture energy in attempt to help reduce costs to consumers. (Licensing) | Platform | General |
| Air Markets Program Data | EPA | A collection of prepackaged datasets, or customizable datasets, exploring air market programs in the United States. (Licensing) | Platform | General |
| Alternative Fueling Station Locator | DOE | A map of the US and Canada that displays the locations of alternative fueling stations, marked by fuel source. (Licensing) | Platform | Transportation |
| Alternative Fuels Data Center (AFDC) | U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) | The AFDC provides data and tools to help transportation decision makers find ways to reach their energy and economic goals through the use of alternative and renewable fuels, advanced vehicles, and other fuel-saving measures. (Licensing) | Platform | Environment, Transportation |
| An Atlas of Electricity | Esri | Interactive mapping and statistical data of energy resources, supply, infrastructure, generation, and consumption in the U.S. (Licensing) | Platform | General, Electricity |
| AVoided Emissions and geneRation Tool (AVERT) | EPA | A tool designed to allow the user to assess how energy policy in energy efficiency and renewable energy generation impacts emissions at the federal, state, and local levels. (Licensing) | Platform | Environment |
| Benchmarking Programs & Data Maps | ENERGY STAR | A map of the United States that displays federal, state, and local areas with ENERGY STAR programs and policies. (Licensing) | Platform | Efficiency |
| Bioenergy Resources Statistical Database in Africa | African Energy Commission | A data source on bioenergy in Africa and its countries that displays population figures, biomass statistics, and physical features of the area. (Licensing) | Platform | Renewable Energy |
| Biofuels Atlas | NREL | An interactive map of the United States providing data on biofuel and fossil fuel resources and infrastructure. Includes information on vehicle density and power stations. (Licensing) | Platform | Renewable Energy |
| Biopower Atlas | NREL | An interactive map of the United States that provides information on biofuel and fossil fuel sources and infrastructure as well as environmental impact locations. (Licensing) | Platform | Renewable Energy |
| Boston's Building Energy Reporting and Disclosure Ordinance | City of Boston Environment Department | A variety of data including an interactive map providing energy and water metrics for all city owned buildings, commercial buildings more than 35,000 square feet, and residential buildings more than 35,000 square feet or more than 35 units in Boston, MA (Licensing) | Platform | Building |
| Building Performance Database | DOE | A dataset covering the energy related statistics of commercial and residential buildings. (Licensing) | Platform | Building |
| C-ROADS World Climate Tool | Massachusetts Institute of Technology | A simulator that maps carbon emissions and temperature rises over time based on the reductions in emissions for certain countries. Allows the user to control the scenarios. (Licensing) | Platform | Environment |
| CA Energy Consumption Database | California | Database for California electricity and natural gas consumption broken down by county or entity. (Licensing) | Platform | General |
| CA ISO Price Map | California ISO | Day-ahead, 15 mins ahead, and real-time costs of the California ISO displayed in an interactive map. (Licensing) | Platform | Electricity |
| California Building Energy Benchmarking Program | State of California | Interactive map providing energy benchmarking data for commercial and multifamily buildings more than 50,000 square feet, and all state agencies in California (Licensing) | Platform | Building |
| California Energy Commission Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Projection Tool | NREL | EVSE charging station infrastructure by type and county in the state of California. Provides information on count and load profile for each county and state as a whole. (Licensing) | Platform | Transportation |
| California Energy Data and Reports | California Energy Commission | Energy industry statistics and analysis for California including forecasts for electricity and natural gas demand for 10 years. (Licensing) | Platform | General, Electricity |
| California Power System Data | California ISO | Live, hour ahead, and day ahead forecasting for demand of the California ISO. Includes ability to search for supply, emissions, and pricing. (Licensing) | Platform | Electricity |
| Cambium: U.S. Electricity Sector Scenario Model | NREL | U.S. electricity sector scenario modeling. (Licensing) | Platform | Electricity |
| Carbon Capture Projects Map | Third Way | A global map of carbon capture projects that includes project type, status, and country specifics. (Licensing) | Platform | Environment |
| Carbon Monitor: Greenhouse Gas Emissions Data | Carbon Monitor | Interactive infographics that explore CO2 emissions by country over time. (Licensing) | Platform | Environment |
| China's Energy Infrastructure (Map) | Baker Institute | A map of China's energy infrastructure including oil, coal, nuclear, and EV battery information. (Licensing) | Platform | General |
| China's Global Energy Finance | Boston University | An interactive map of China's energy market including import/export values with other regions based on energy type, sector, or lender. (Licensing) | Platform | General |
| Clean Air Markets Program Data | U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) | CAMPD provides data on emissions, compliance, allowance, and facilities attributes data as part of federal air quality programs. (Licensing) | Platform | Environment, Emissions |
| Climate and Economic Justice Screening Tool | Council on Environmental Quality | Screening tool containing census tract data relating to energy burden, clean transportation, and other socioeconomic, environmental, health and climate metrics to help identify disadvantaged communities that are marginalized underserved, and overburdened by pollution (Licensing) | Platform | General, Transportation |
| Climate TRACE | Climate TRACE | Database and interactive map of location-specific greenhouse gas emissions across the world (Licensing) | Platform | General, Environment, Electricity |
| ClimateScope | BloombergNEF | Data on clean energy investment and national energy supply mixes (Licensing) | Platform | Environment |
| Coal Ash Contamination Map | Earth Justice | A map that displays the locations of coal ash contamination in the United States as well as information on clean-ups and impacts. (Licensing) | Platform | Environment |
| Coal Data Browser | EIA | A map of the United States displaying the coal mine production by state including both values and growth rates. (Licensing) | Platform | General |
| Combined Heat and Power Project Profiles Database | DOE | A dataset that allows the user to search through multiple aspects of combined heat and power systems across the United States. (Licensing) | Platform | General |
| Community Power Map | Institute for Local Self-Reliance | A map of the United States that represents how state and local policy effect 100% renewable energy goals. (Licensing) | Platform | Renewable Energy |
| Compliance Certification Database | DOE | A large database of compliance statements by manufactures in accordance with the Federal conservation standards. (Licensing) | Platform | General |
| Crowdsourced power grid data/map | flosm.de | Power grid and energy infrastructure map based on OpenStreetMap (Licensing) | Platform | Electricity |
| Customer Rate Comparison Tool | North Carolina State University | A tool that can be customized to compare energy rates and how "decisions may impact their energy bills." (Licensing) | Platform | General |
| Data Portal for Cities | Global Covenant of Mayors for Climate & Energy | A global searchable database for city-based statistics on energy activity and emissions data. (Licensing) | Platform | General, Environment |
| DEEP: De-risking Energy Efficiency Platform | Energy Efficiency Financial Institutions Group (Europe) | A database to share information on projects in buildings and industry to improve investments in energy efficiency projects. (Licensing) | Platform | Efficiency |
| Degree Days Calculator | ENERGY STAR | A tool to calculate heating and cooling degree days in the United States and Canada based on specific zip codes and dates. (Licensing) | Platform | General |
| DI Basic | DrillingInfo | Drillinginfo contains a proprietary database on gas and oil sector. It also offers services that provide the predictive tools and technology needed to drive exploration decisions. (Licensing) | Platform | Fuel |
| E4ST Fast Predictor: Power system simulation model | Cornell University, Arizona State University, Resources for the Future | A simulation model to predict environmental impacts of electrical generation in the United States and select parts of Canada and Mexico. (Licensing) | Platform | Electricity |
| EGrid: Emissions and Generation Resource Integrated Database | EPA | A map of the United States that allows for the visualization of CO2 emissions by eGRID subregion. (Licensing) | Platform | Electricity, Environment |
| EJScreen: Environmental Justice Screening and Mapping Tool | U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) | Mapping and screening tool containing data at various geographic levels relating to environmental justice indexes and other socioeconomic, environmental, health, and climate metrics for locations in the United States, enabling users to compare their selected locations to the rest of the state, EPA region, or the nation (Licensing) | Platform | General |
| Electric Power Transmission and Distribution Losses | World Bank | Data and visuals for the percent of electricity output that results in electric power transmission and distribution losses, including global and country figures (Licensing) | Platform | Electricity |
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