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Operational Water Consumption and Withdrawal Factors for Electricity Generating Technologies

This dataset provides estimates of operational water withdrawal and water consumption factors for electricity generating technologies in the United States. Estimates of water factors were collected from published primary literature and were not modified except for unit conversions...
Macknick, J. et al National Renewable Energy Laboratory
Nov 25, 2014
3 Resources
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U.S. Solar Siting Regulation and Zoning Ordinances (2025)

A machine readable collection of documented solar siting ordinances at the state and local (e.g., county, township) level throughout the United States. The data were compiled using the Infrastructure Continuous Ordinance Mapping for Planning and Siting Systems (INFRA-COMPASS) tool...
Castelão, G. et al National Laboratory of the Rockies (NLR)
Dec 30, 2025
4 Resources
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DEPRECATED State Policies and Programs for Community Solar (2022)

This data set is no longer current – The most current data and all historical data sets can be found at https://data.nrel.gov/submissions/249 The purpose of this dataset is to summarize current community solar policies and low-income stipulations by the state in the United S...
Xu. . et al National Renewable Energy Laboratory
Apr 05, 2023
2 Resources
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U.S. Voluntary Green Power Market Data 2017

This data book provides certain data behind figures and tables found in the NREL report Status and Trends in the U.S. Voluntary Green Power Market 2017 Data. These data reflect estimates based on the best available data.
O'Shaughnessy. . et al National Renewable Energy Laboratory
Oct 01, 2018
1 Resources
0 Stars
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Rooftop Energy Potential of Low Income Communities in America REPLICA

The Rooftop Energy Potential of Low Income Communities in America REPLICA data set provides estimates of residential rooftop solar technical potential at the tract-level with emphasis on estimates for Low and Moderate Income LMI populations. In addition to technical potential REPL...
Mooney and SigrinNational Renewable Energy Laboratory
Apr 03, 2018
27 Resources
0 Stars
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United States Renewable Energy Technical Potential

Renewable energy technical potential as defined in this report represents the achievable energy generation of a particular technology given system performance, topographic limitations, environmental, and land-use constraints. The data presented here provide renewable energy potent...
Lopez, A. et al National Renewable Energy Laboratory
Nov 25, 2014
5 Resources
1 Stars
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County-Level Hourly Renewable Capacity Factor Dataset for the ReEDS Model

This dataset contains hourly capacity factors for each renewable resource class and region (in this case, county). Technologies like large-scale utility PV (UPV), onshore wind, offshore wind, and concentrating solar power (CSP) are included. The dataset contains 7 years of hourly ...
Cole, W. et al National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL)
Aug 01, 2023
5 Resources
2 Stars
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Error-Level-Controlled Synthetic Forecasts for Renewable Generation

Renewable energy resources, including solar and wind energy, play a significant role in sustainable energy systems. However, the inherent uncertainty and intermittency of renewable generation pose challenges to the safe and efficient operation of power systems. Recognizing the imp...
Zhang, X. et al National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL)
Jun 01, 2021
3 Resources
0 Stars
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Wind and Structural Loads on Heliostats

Wind loading is a main contributor to structural design costs of Concentrating Solar Power (CSP) collectors, such as heliostats. These structures must resist the mechanical forces generated by turbulent wind. At the same time, the reflector surfaces must exhibit the necessary rigi...
Egerer, U. et al National Laboratory of the Rockies (NLR)
Dec 24, 2025
4 Resources
0 Stars
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U.S. Solar Photovoltaic System Cost Benchmark Q1 2018

NREL has been modeling U.S. photovoltaic PV system costs since 2009. The U.S. Solar Photovoltaic System CostBenchmark Q1 2018 report benchmarks costs of U.S. solar PV for residential commercial and utility-scale systems built in the first quarter of 2018 Q1 2018. THE methodology i...
Fu. . et al National Renewable Energy Laboratory
Mar 15, 2019
1 Resources
0 Stars
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U.S. Solar Siting Regulation and Zoning Ordinances

A machine readable collection of documented solar siting ordinances at the state and local (e.g., county, township) level throughout the United States. The data were compiled based on a locality-by-locality review zoning ordinances after completing an initial review of scholarly l...
Lopez, A. et al National Renewable Energy Laboratory
Jun 30, 2022
3 Resources
0 Stars
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DEPRECATED State Policies and Programs for Community Solar (2024 Q3 Update)

This data set is no longer current – The most current data and all historical data sets can be found at https://data.nrel.gov/submissions/249 The purpose of this dataset is to summarize current community solar policies and low-income stipulations by state in the United States...
Xu. . et al National Renewable Energy Laboratory
Jun 27, 2024
1 Resources
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Solar Radiation Monitoring Station (SoRMS): Humboldt State University, Arcata, California (Data)

A partnership with HSU and U.S. Department of Energy's National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) to collect solar data to support future solar power generation in the United States. The measurement station monitors global horizontal, direct normal, and diffuse horizontal irradi...
Wilcox and AndreasNational Renewable Energy Laboratory
Dec 17, 2014
2 Resources
0 Stars
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Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL); Rotating Shadowband Radiometer (RSR); Oak Ridge, Tennessee (Data)

This measurement station monitors global horizontal, direct normal, and diffuse horizontal irradiance to define the amount of solar energy that hits this particular location.
Maxey and AndreasNational Renewable Energy Laboratory
Dec 17, 2014
2 Resources
0 Stars
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Bifacial PV Test-Bed Irradiance Measurements

Data for 2 front-facing and 4 rear-facing IMT irradiance sensors placed on a scaled-down setup that replicate a PV array in a highly-reflective rooftop. The test-bed consist of 3 rows of 20x2ft aluminum sheets (the “panels”), supported by a Unistrut structure, with 6 irra...
Ayala Pelaez. . et al National Renewable Energy Laboratory
Dec 10, 2019
1 Resources
0 Stars
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Wind and Structural Loads on Parabolic Trough Solar Collectors at Nevada Solar One

Wind loading is a main contributor to structural design costs of Concentrating Solar Power (CSP) collectors, such as heliostats and parabolic troughs. These structures must resist the mechanical forces generated by turbulent wind. At the same time, the reflector surfaces must exhi...
Egerer, U. et al National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL)
Oct 01, 2021
4 Resources
0 Stars
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DEPRECATED Sharing the Sun Community Solar Project Data (December 2022)

This data set is no longer current – The most current data and all historical data sets can be found at https://data.nrel.gov/submissions/244 This database represents a list of community solar projects identified through various sources as of Dec 2022. In addition, this dat...
Chan. . et al National Renewable Energy Laboratory
Jul 31, 2023
2 Resources
0 Stars
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Maximum demand charge rates for commercial and industrial electricity tariffs in the United States

NREL has assembled a list of U.S. retail electricity tariffs and their associated demand charge rates for the Commercial and Industrial sectors. The data was obtained from the Utility Rate Database. Keep the following information in mind when interpreting the data: (1) These data...
McLaren. . et al National Renewable Energy Laboratory
Sep 19, 2017
1 Resources
0 Stars
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Sun Spot One (SS1): San Luis Valley, Colorado (Data)

A partnership with industry and U.S. Department of Energy's National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) to collect solar data to support future solar power generation in the United States. The measurement station monitors global horizontal, direct normal, and diffuse horizontal i...
Stoffel and AndreasNational Renewable Energy Laboratory
Dec 17, 2014
2 Resources
0 Stars
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Community Solar Policy Screening Workbook for Multifamily Affordable Housing Building Portfolios

This workbook provides a framework to help Multifamily Affordable Housing (MFAH) housing providers evaluate state-level policy landscapes as they relate to MFAH community solar development. By exploring which programs and policies aid in the technical and economic feasibility of M...
Burton and OrcuttNational Renewable Energy Laboratory
Jun 27, 2022
1 Resources
0 Stars
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Municipal Franchise Agreements and Energy Objectives

This data set includes franchise agreement-related information from 3,538 municipalities nationwide including data on franchise length, fees, agreement language, and energy objectives.
Cook and GrunwaldNational Renewable Energy Laboratory
Dec 04, 2019
1 Resources
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Solar Permitting, Inspection, and Interconnection Cycletimes and Requirements

Twenty three small-to-large residential, commercial, and industrial PV installers submitted project-level data for analysis, which included timestamps for major components of the permitting, inspection, and interconnection process as well as contract and installation dates. NREL c...
Cook. . et al National Renewable Energy Laboratory
Mar 31, 2021
2 Resources
0 Stars
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2024 County-Level Hourly Renewable Capacity Factor Dataset for the ReEDS Model

This dataset contains hourly capacity factors for each renewable resource class and region (in this case, county). Technologies like large-scale utility PV (UPV), onshore (land-based) wind, offshore wind, and concentrating solar power (CSP) are included. Hourly profiles are provid...
Sergi, B. et al National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL)
Mar 25, 2025
9 Resources
0 Stars
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Weatherization Assistance Program and Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program for Solar Survey Responses and Plan

This data contains the results of surveys given to Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP)/Weatherization Assistance Program (WAP) administrators in 2022, 2023, and 2024, as well as spreadsheets coding states' annual LIHEAP and WAP plans from 2021, 2022, and 2023 for me...
Cook. . et al National Renewable Energy Laboratory
Mar 06, 2024
2 Resources
0 Stars
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PV Inverter Experimental Dataset Version 2 with 100 Percent Power

The increase in power electronic based generation sources require accurate modeling of inverters. Accurate modeling requires experimental data over wider operation range. We used 20 kW off-the-shelf grid following PV inverter in the experiments. We used controllable AC supply and ...
Prabakar. . et al National Renewable Energy Laboratory
Nov 10, 2023
2 Resources
0 Stars
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