Low-Income Energy Affordability Data - LEAD Tool - 2018 Update

Dataset · Wed Jul 01 00:00:00 EDT 2020

DOI:https://doi.org/10.25984/1784729· OSTI ID:1784729

Ma, Ookie ^[1]

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1. U.S. Department of Energy, Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy

The Low-Income Energy Affordability Data (LEAD) Tool was created by the Better Building's Clean Energy for Low Income Communities Accelerator (CELICA) to help state and local partners understand housing and energy characteristics for the low- and moderate-income (LMI) communities they serve. The LEAD Tool provides estimated LMI household energy data based on income, energy expenditures, fuel type, housing type, and geography, which stakeholders can use to make data-driven decisions when planning for their energy goals. From the LEAD Tool website, users can also create and download customized heat-maps and charts for various geographies, housing, and energy characteristics. Datasets are available for 50 states plus Puerto Rico and Washington D.C., along with their cities, counties, and census tracts. The file below, "1. Description of Files," provides a list of all files included in this dataset. A description of the abbreviations and units used in the LEAD Tool data can be found in the file below titled "2. Data Dictionary 2018". The Low-Income Energy Affordability Data comes primarily from the 2018 U.S. Census American Community Survey 5-Year Public Use Microdata Samples and is calibrated to 2018 U.S. Energy Information Administration electric utility (Survey Form-861) and natural gas utility (Survey Form-176) data. The methodology for the LEAD Tool can viewed below (3. Methodology Document). For more information, and to access the interactive LEAD Tool platform, please visit: https://www.energy.gov/eere/slsc/low-income-energy-affordability-data-lead-tool For more information on the Better Building's Clean Energy for Low Income Communities Accelerator (CELICA), visit: https://betterbuildingsinitiative.energy.gov/accelerators/clean-energy-low-income-communities

• Research Organization: DOE Open Energy Data Initiative (OEDI); U.S. Department of Energy, Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE), Multiple Programs (EE)
• Contributing Organization: U.S. Department of Energy, Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy
• OSTI ID: 1784729
• Report Number(s): 573
• Availability: [e-mail]
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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AMI
Annual Median Income
Array
Better Buildings
CELICA
Clean Energy for Low Income Communities Accelerator
FPL
Federal Poverty Level
LEAD
LEAD tool
LMI
Low-Income Energy Affordability Data
SMI
State Medium Income
affordability
annual energy burden
annual energy cost
building
building age
building type
census
cost
electricity
energy
energy burden
fuel type
gas
heating fuel
housing costs
low income
low to moderate income
low-income
moderate income
owner
renter