Low-Income Energy Affordability Data - LEAD Tool - 2018 Update
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
Citation Formats
U.S. Department of Energy, Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy. (2020). Low-Income Energy Affordability Data - LEAD Tool - 2018 Update [data set]. Retrieved from https://dx.doi.org/10.25984/1784729.
Ma, Ookie. Low-Income Energy Affordability Data - LEAD Tool - 2018 Update. United States: N.p., 01 Jul, 2020. Web. doi: 10.25984/1784729.
Ma, Ookie. Low-Income Energy Affordability Data - LEAD Tool - 2018 Update. United States. https://dx.doi.org/10.25984/1784729
Ma, Ookie. 2020. "Low-Income Energy Affordability Data - LEAD Tool - 2018 Update". United States. https://dx.doi.org/10.25984/1784729. https://data.openei.org/submissions/573.
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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}, doi = {10.25984/1784729}, url = {https://data.openei.org/submissions/573}, journal = {}, number = , volume = , place = {United States}, year = {2020}, month = {07}}
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}, doi = {10.25984/1784729}, url = {https://data.openei.org/submissions/573}, journal = {}, number = , volume = , place = {United States}, year = {2020}, month = {07}}" readonly />
https://dx.doi.org/10.25984/1784729
Details
Data from Jul 1, 2020
Last updated May 26, 2021
Submitted Sep 16, 2020
Organization
U.S. Department of Energy, Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy
Contact
LEAD Tool at EERE
Authors
DOE Project Details
Project Name Low-income Energy Affordability Data (LEAD) Tool
Project Number 34667