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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
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Oahu Solar Measurement Grid (1-Year Archive): 1-Second Solar Irradiance; Oahu, Hawaii (Data)

Seventeen measurement stations in the south western region of the island of Oahu collected data at 1-second intervals over the course of a year. The sensors are located in a 1-kilometer grid and the information then can be used to predict what PV outputs might be at 1-second inte...

Sengupta, M. and Andreas, A. National Renewable Energy Laboratory

Dec 17, 2014
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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, C. and Melius, J. National Renewable Energy Laboratory

Jun 10, 2016
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Socioeconomic Data for the Permian Basin

This dataset was compiled to support socioeconomic analyses of counties in the Permian Basin in Texas and New Mexico for the Permian Energy Development Lab (PEDL). The metrics in the dataset are organized into four categories: Socioeconomics, Health & Wellbeing, Jobs & Wor...

Ross, L. National Renewable Energy Laboratory

May 16, 2024
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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
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Hourly Electricity Demand Profiles for Each County in the Contiguous United States

This dataset provides estimated hourly electricity demand for each county in the contiguous United States from 2016-2023. The demand profiles represent the sum of two components: (1) Weighted averages of reported hourly demand profiles for North American Electric Reliability Corpo...

Obika, K. et al National Laboratory of the Rockies (NLR)

Nov 05, 2025
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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
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Dataset for Evaluation of Extreme Weather Impacts on Utility-Scale Photovoltaic Plant Performance in the United States

This dataset is a fusion of three data types (operations and maintenance tickets, weather data, and production data) that was used to support machine learning analysis and evaluation of drivers for low performance at photovoltaic (PV) sites during compound, extreme weather events....

Gunda, T. and Jackson, N. Sandia National Laboratories

Apr 01, 2021
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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
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Opportunities for Solar for Industrial Process Heat in the United States

Figure data for report on opportunities for solar technologies to provide industrial process heat in the United States (NREL/TP-6A20-77760).

McMillan, C. et al National Renewable Energy Laboratory

Dec 24, 2020
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Manufacturing Thermal Energy Use in 2014

The first data set estimates thermal energy use (i.e., fuels combusted for process heating, boilers, and combined heat and power/cogeneration) by end use, temperature, county, and facility employment size class for all U.S. manufacturing industries in 2014. The estimation methodol...

McMillan, C. National Renewable Energy Laboratory

Sep 27, 2019
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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, J. et al National Renewable Energy Laboratory

Mar 31, 2021
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DEPRECATED Sharing the Sun Community Solar Project Data (December 2021)

This data set is no longer current – The most current data and all historical data sets can be found at https://data.nlr.gov/submissions/244 This database represents a list of community solar projects identified through various sources as of Dec 2021. The list has been revi...

Chan, G. et al National Renewable Energy Laboratory

Feb 09, 2022
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National Occupational Estimates 2023

This dataset provides occupational staffing patterns and proportional estimates across sub-sectors tracked by the US Energy Employment Report (USEER), including Advanced Natural Gas, Bioenergy, CHP, Coal, Geothermal, Land-Based Wind, Low-Impact Hydro, Natural Gas, Nuclear, Oil, Of...

Wegner Guilfoyle, K. National Laboratory of the Rockies (NLR)

Apr 13, 2026
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Solar-to-Grid Public Data File for Utility-scale (UPV) and Distributed Photovoltaics (DPV) Generation, Capacity Credit, and Value for 2012-2020

Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) estimates hourly project-level generation data for utility-scale solar projects and hourly county-level generation data for residential and non-residential distributed photovoltaic (PV) systems in the seven organized wholesale m...

Seel, J. et al Lawrence Berkeley National Lab

Oct 01, 2021
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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, R. and Orcutt, T. National Renewable Energy Laboratory

Jun 27, 2022
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Solar-to-Grid Public Data File for Utility-scale (UPV) and Distributed Photovoltaics (DPV) Generation, Capacity Credit, and Value

Seel, J. et al Lawrence Berkeley National Lab

Sep 30, 2020
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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
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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
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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.nlr.gov/submissions/249 The purpose of this dataset is to summarize current community solar policies and low-income stipulations by state in the United State...

Xu, K. et al National Renewable Energy Laboratory

Jun 27, 2024
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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, S. et al National Renewable Energy Laboratory

Dec 10, 2019
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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, M. et al National Renewable Energy Laboratory

Jul 28, 2020
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Ridgelines: Department of Interior Definition

This dataset represents ridgelines as defined by the Department of Interior (DOI): "Areas within 660 feet of the top of the ridgeline, where a ridgeline has at least 150 feet of vertical elevation gain with a minimum average slope of 10 percent between the ridgeline and the base."...

Geospatial Data Science, N. National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL)

Jan 01, 2024
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State Policies and Programs for Community Solar

The purpose of this dataset is to summarize current community solar policies and related stipulations by state in the United States. The dataset is updated multiple times per year. The current version is the first file located below. Previous versions of the dataset published...

Xu, K. et al National Laboratory of the Rockies

Oct 01, 2024
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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, I. and McLaren, J. National Renewable Energy Laboratory

May 24, 2024
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