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U.S. PV-Suitable Rooftop Resources

This dataset contains zipcode resolution estimates of suitable area on small (1,000-5,000 m^2), medium (5,000-10,000 m^2) and large (>10,000 m^2) buildings' rooftops for PV deployment.
Phillips and MeliusNational Renewable Energy Laboratory
Jun 10, 2016
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Rooftop Photovoltaic Technical Potential in the United States

This data submission contains a workbook with data, and three sets of shapefiles that correspond to that data. Contact: Meghan Mooney, Meghan.Mooney@nrel.gov The workbook contains data that underlies the 2016 technical report Rooftop Solar Photovoltaic Technical Potentia...
Gagnon. . et al National Renewable Energy Laboratory
Nov 05, 2019
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Quantifying and Monetizing Renewable Energy Resiliency

As part of the seed LDRD in 2017 we generated catastrophe models to look at the value of resiliency from an insurance perspective. These data sets reflect the inputs and outputs of that analysis.
Lisell. . et al National Renewable Energy Laboratory
Mar 13, 2018
3 Resources
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Block Scale Rooftop Solar Technical Potential for the City of Orlando

The html maps are provided as supplementary information for the publication titled Parcel Scale Assessment of Rooftop Solar Technical Potential (NREL/PR-7A40-80780). The maps contain information on rooftop solar technical potential at the block scale for the city of Orlando in Flo...
Prasanna. . et al National Renewable Energy Laboratory
Nov 24, 2021
2 Resources
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Observations and Lessons Learned in Residential Roofing Integrated Photovoltaics

The data file includes field observations of residential roofing integrated photovoltaics installation that happened between July 2021 and June 2022 in California. There are 21 observations 2 in the re-roofing category and 19 in the new construction category. The file include...
Cook and JenaNational Renewable Energy Laboratory
Mar 15, 2023
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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
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PV Window Building Study

Data associated with the paper “Photovoltaic Windows to Offset the Intensive Energy and Carbon Footprints of Highly Glazed Buildings” by Vincent M. Wheeler, Janghyun Kim, Tom Daligault, Bryan Rosales, Chaiwat Engtrakul, Robert C. Tenent, and Lance M. Wheeler
WheelerNational Renewable Energy Laboratory
Oct 23, 2022
1 Resources
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Hathaway Solar Patriot house

This Dataset contains field research raw data, analysis spreadsheet, photos, and final report from the Hathaway Solar Patriot House Building America Case Study project.
Norton, P. National Renewable Energy Laboratory
Jun 09, 2016
6 Resources
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Puerto Rico Solar-for-All: LMI PV Rooftop Technical Potential and Solar Savings Potential

The Puerto Rico Solar-For-All dataset provides Census Tract level estimates of residential low-to-moderate income (LMI) PV rooftop technical potential as well as solar electric bill savings potential for LMI communities at the municipality level. Each dataset is broken out by inco...
Mooney. . et al National Renewable Energy Laboratory
Jul 28, 2020
5 Resources
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Hathaway Solar Patriot House

The Hathaway Solar Patriot House was a Building America field research case study from 2001 to 2004. A report on this project is available in this record or from the National Renewable Energy Laboratory. http://www.nrel.gov/docs/fy05osti/37731.pdf
Norton, P. and Laboratory, N. National Renewable Energy Laboratory
Jun 10, 2016
4 Resources
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Data of PV panel attached on building

To use these files, please read the "Readme" file and the following items: There are seven files, six of which are ".xlsx" and the last one is ".m". 1. Code_building_2: This file contains the code base for data analysis, making and plotting mathematical models using Mathlab softwa...
Alvarez, L. University of Illinois
Oct 12, 2020
8 Resources
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PV Rooftop Database

The National Renewable Energy Laboratory's (NREL) Photovoltaic (PV) Rooftop Database (PVRDB) is a lidar-derived, geospatially-resolved dataset of suitable roof surfaces and their PV technical potential for 128 metropolitan regions in the United States. The PVRDB data are organized...
Mooney, M. National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL)
Jan 01, 2016
5 Resources
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Availability Estimates of Low-Cost, Dispatch-Constrained Electricity (LDE)

This dataset accompanies the report "Potential Availability of and Supply Curves for Low-Cost, Dispatch-Constrained Electricity", which provides initial estimates of the quantity and availability of the potential low-cost, dispatch-constrained electricity (LDE) resource in the Uni...
Ruth. . et al National Renewable Energy Laboratory
Feb 20, 2023
5 Resources
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SMART-DS Synthetic Electrical Network Data OpenDSS Models for SFO, GSO, and AUS

The SMART-DS datasets (Synthetic Models for Advanced, Realistic Testing: Distribution systems and Scenarios) are realistic large-scale U.S. electrical distribution models for testing advanced grid algorithms and technology analysis. This document provides a user guide for the data...
Palmintier, B. et al National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL)
Dec 18, 2020
5 Resources
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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
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Screening Tool for Equitable Adoption and Deployment of Solar (STEADy Solar)

The Screening Tool for Equitable Adoption and DeploYment of Solar (STEADy Solar) is a database and mapping tool designed to promoting clean energy investments for low-income communities across the United States. The tool indicates locations that may be eligible for the Investment ...
Ferrall-Wolf and McLarenNational Renewable Energy Laboratory
May 24, 2024
4 Resources
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AquaPV: Foundational Analysis and Industry Guidance on Floating PV Results

This dataset contains results of the technical potential analysis of floating photovoltaics (FPV) on federally owned or permitted reservoirs in the United States. Estimates of the area of reservoirs that is technically feasible for FPV development are provided for reservoirs that...
Rosenlieb, E. et al National Renewable Energy Lab
Nov 08, 2024
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Long-Run Marginal Emission Rates for Electricity Workbooks for 2022 Cambium Data

These workbooks contain modeled estimates of long-run marginal emission rates (LRMER) for the contiguous United States. A LRMER is an estimate of the rate of emissions that would be either induced or avoided by a change in electric demand, taking into account how the change could ...
Gagnon. . et al National Renewable Energy Laboratory
Jan 15, 2023
2 Resources
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Typical Solar Years (TSYs) and Typical Wind Years (TWYs) for the Assessment of PV System and Wind Turbine Performance

This dataset comprises Typical Solar Years (TSYs) and Typical Wind Years (TWYs) for the efficient assessment of PV system and wind turbine performance for over 2,000 locations across the U.S. TSYs and TWYs are single synthetic years generated from the National Aeronautics and Spac...
Zeng, Z. et al Argonne National Laboratory
Jul 14, 2024
7 Resources
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2024 Standard Scenarios: A U.S. Electricity Sector Outlook

This data corresponds to the 2024 Standard Scenarios report, which contains a suite of forward-looking scenarios of the possible evolution of the U.S. electricity sector through 2050. These files contain modeled projections of the future. Although we strive to capture relevant p...
Gagnon, P. et al National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL)
Dec 30, 2024
7 Resources
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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
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U.S. Agrivoltaics Irradiance Database

This is a foundational data set for research and deployment of agrivoltaics, which is the co-location of agriculture and solar power plants on the same land. This irradiance and shading dataset can be utilized to determine the suitability of agrivoltaics configurations for a given...
Ovaitt, S. et al National Laboratory of the Rockies (NLR)
Nov 05, 2025
3 Resources
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Bhutan Solar Resources

GIS data for Bhutan's direct normal irradiance (DNI), global horizontal irradiance (GHI), and latitude tilt irradiance. Researchers from NREL and the Atmospheric Sciences Research Center (ASRC) at the State University of New York (SUNY) at Albany developed the estimates of Bhutans...
Heimiller, D. et al National Renewable Energy Laboratory
Nov 25, 2014
4 Resources
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PV Rooftop Database for Puerto Rico (PVRDB-PR)

The National Renewable Energy Laboratory's (NREL) PV Rooftop Database for Puerto Rico (PVRDB-PR) is a lidar-derived, geospatially-resolved dataset of suitable roof surfaces and their PV technical potential for virtually all buildings in Puerto Rico. The dataset can be downloaded a...
Mooney, M. and Waechter, K. National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL)
Dec 16, 2020
5 Resources
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Q1-2024 Solar Cost Benchmarks

Each year, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Solar Energy Technologies Office (SETO) and its national laboratory partners analyze cost data for U.S. solar photovoltaic (PV) systems to develop cost benchmarks. These benchmarks help measure progress toward goals for reducing solar...
Ramasamy. . et al National Laboratory of the Rockies
Dec 10, 2025
1 Resources
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