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Utility Rate Database (URDB)

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The Utility Rate Database (URDB) provides rate structure information for over 3,700 U.S. utilities. Rates are checked and updated annually by the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL). Each record indicates the date of the last update.

The URDB allows you to search for your utility and rates to find out exactly how you are charged for your electric energy usage. Understanding this information can help reduce your bill, for example, by running your appliances during off-peak hours (times during the day when electricity prices are less expensive) and help you make more informed decisions regarding your energy usage.
Rates are also extremely important to the energy analysis community for accurately determining the value and economics of distributed generation such as solar and wind power. The URDB allows anyone to access these rates via bulk download, web interface, or computer-readable Application Programming Interface (API) for use in their tools and models. OpenEI provides an API for software to automatically download the appropriate rates, thereby allowing detailed economic analysis to be done without ever having to directly handle complex rate structures.

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TY - DATA AB - The Utility Rate Database (URDB) provides rate structure information for over 3,700 U.S. utilities. Rates are checked and updated annually by the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL). Each record indicates the date of the last update. The URDB allows you to search for your utility and rates to find out exactly how you are charged for your electric energy usage. Understanding this information can help reduce your bill, for example, by running your appliances during off-peak hours (times during the day when electricity prices are less expensive) and help you make more informed decisions regarding your energy usage. Rates are also extremely important to the energy analysis community for accurately determining the value and economics of distributed generation such as solar and wind power. The URDB allows anyone to access these rates via bulk download, web interface, or computer-readable Application Programming Interface (API) for use in their tools and models. OpenEI provides an API for software to automatically download the appropriate rates, thereby allowing detailed economic analysis to be done without ever having to directly handle complex rate structures. AU - Zimny-Schmitt, Daniel A2 - Huggins, Jay DB - Open Energy Data Initiative (OEDI) DP - Open EI | National Renewable Energy Laboratory DO - KW - energy KW - power KW - utility rates KW - utility companies KW - rate schedule KW - time of use KW - rate charges KW - API LA - English DA - 2010/06/01 PY - 2010 PB - National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) T1 - Utility Rate Database (URDB) UR - https://data.openei.org/submissions/5 ER -
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Zimny-Schmitt, Daniel, and Jay Huggins. Utility Rate Database (URDB). National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), 1 June, 2010, Open Energy Data Initiative (OEDI). https://data.openei.org/submissions/5.
Zimny-Schmitt, D., & Huggins, J. (2010). Utility Rate Database (URDB). [Data set]. Open Energy Data Initiative (OEDI). National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL). https://data.openei.org/submissions/5
Zimny-Schmitt, Daniel and Jay Huggins. Utility Rate Database (URDB). National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), June, 1, 2010. Distributed by Open Energy Data Initiative (OEDI). https://data.openei.org/submissions/5
@misc{OEDI_Dataset_5, title = {Utility Rate Database (URDB)}, author = {Zimny-Schmitt, Daniel and Huggins, Jay}, abstractNote = {The Utility Rate Database (URDB) provides rate structure information for over 3,700 U.S. utilities. Rates are checked and updated annually by the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL). Each record indicates the date of the last update.

The URDB allows you to search for your utility and rates to find out exactly how you are charged for your electric energy usage. Understanding this information can help reduce your bill, for example, by running your appliances during off-peak hours (times during the day when electricity prices are less expensive) and help you make more informed decisions regarding your energy usage.
Rates are also extremely important to the energy analysis community for accurately determining the value and economics of distributed generation such as solar and wind power. The URDB allows anyone to access these rates via bulk download, web interface, or computer-readable Application Programming Interface (API) for use in their tools and models. OpenEI provides an API for software to automatically download the appropriate rates, thereby allowing detailed economic analysis to be done without ever having to directly handle complex rate structures.}, url = {https://data.openei.org/submissions/5}, year = {2010}, howpublished = {Open Energy Data Initiative (OEDI), National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), https://data.openei.org/submissions/5}, note = {Accessed: 2025-04-24} }

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Data from Jun 1, 2010

Last updated Apr 6, 2020

Submitted Apr 2, 2020

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National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL)

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Jay Huggins

303.275.4349

Authors

Daniel Zimny-Schmitt

National Renewable Energy Laboratory

Jay Huggins

National Renewable Energy Laboratory

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Project Name Utility Rate Database (URDB)

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