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Low-Income Energy Affordability Data - LEAD Tool - 2018 Update

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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 the "4. LEAD Tool Platform" resource link below.

For more information on the Better Building's Clean Energy for Low Income Communities Accelerator (CELICA), please visit the "5. CELICA Website" resource below.

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TY - DATA AB - 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 the "4. LEAD Tool Platform" resource link below. For more information on the Better Building's Clean Energy for Low Income Communities Accelerator (CELICA), please visit the "5. CELICA Website" resource below. AU - Ma, Ookie DB - Open Energy Data Initiative (OEDI) DP - Open EI | National Renewable Energy Laboratory DO - 10.25984/1784729 KW - energy burden KW - LEAD tool KW - CELICA KW - LMI KW - Better Buildings KW - low income KW - fuel type KW - low to moderate income KW - building type KW - owner KW - renter KW - State Medium Income KW - Annual Median Income KW - Federal Poverty Level KW - FPL KW - AMI KW - SMI KW - moderate income KW - Clean Energy for Low Income Communities Accelerator KW - cost KW - electricity KW - gas KW - building KW - heating fuel KW - housing costs KW - annual energy burden KW - annual energy cost KW - building age KW - low-income KW - energy KW - affordability KW - LEAD KW - Low-Income Energy Affordability Data KW - census LA - English DA - 2020/07/01 PY - 2020 PB - U.S. Department of Energy, Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy T1 - Low-Income Energy Affordability Data - LEAD Tool - 2018 Update UR - https://doi.org/10.25984/1784729 ER -
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Ma, Ookie. Low-Income Energy Affordability Data - LEAD Tool - 2018 Update. U.S. Department of Energy, Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, 1 July, 2020, Open Energy Data Initiative (OEDI). https://doi.org/10.25984/1784729.
Ma, O. (2020). Low-Income Energy Affordability Data - LEAD Tool - 2018 Update. [Data set]. Open Energy Data Initiative (OEDI). U.S. Department of Energy, Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy. https://doi.org/10.25984/1784729
Ma, Ookie. Low-Income Energy Affordability Data - LEAD Tool - 2018 Update. U.S. Department of Energy, Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, July, 1, 2020. Distributed by Open Energy Data Initiative (OEDI). https://doi.org/10.25984/1784729
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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 the "4. LEAD Tool Platform" resource link below.

For more information on the Better Building's Clean Energy for Low Income Communities Accelerator (CELICA), please visit the "5. CELICA Website" resource below. }, url = {https://data.openei.org/submissions/573}, year = {2020}, howpublished = {Open Energy Data Initiative (OEDI), U.S. Department of Energy, Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, https://doi.org/10.25984/1784729}, note = {Accessed: 2025-05-05}, doi = {10.25984/1784729} }
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Data from Jul 1, 2020

Last updated Jan 15, 2025

Submitted Sep 16, 2020

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U.S. Department of Energy, Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy

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LEAD Tool at EERE

Authors

Ookie Ma

U.S. Department of Energy Office of Energy Efficiency and Rene...

DOE Project Details

Project Name Low-income Energy Affordability Data (LEAD) Tool

Project Number 34667

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