Low-Income Energy Affordability Data - LEAD Tool - 2022 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, energy characteristics, and population demographics and educational attainment.
Datasets are available for 50 states plus Puerto Rico and Washington D.C., along with their cities, counties, and census tracts, as well as tribal areas. The file below, "01. 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 "02. Data Dictionary 2022". A list of geographic regions used in the LEAD Tool can be found in files 04-11.
The Low-Income Energy Affordability Data comes primarily from the 2022 U.S. Census American Community Survey 5-Year Public Use Microdata Samples and is calibrated to 2022 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 "10. 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 "11. CELICA Website" resource below.
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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, energy characteristics, and population demographics and educational attainment.
Datasets are available for 50 states plus Puerto Rico and Washington D.C., along with their cities, counties, and census tracts, as well as tribal areas. The file below, "01. 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 "02. Data Dictionary 2022". A list of geographic regions used in the LEAD Tool can be found in files 04-11.
The Low-Income Energy Affordability Data comes primarily from the 2022 U.S. Census American Community Survey 5-Year Public Use Microdata Samples and is calibrated to 2022 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 "10. 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 "11. CELICA Website" resource below.
AU - Ma, Ookie
A2 - Vimont, Aaron
DB - Open Energy Data Initiative (OEDI)
DP - Open EI | National Renewable Energy Laboratory
DO - 10.25984/2504170
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 Median Income
KW - Area Median Income
KW - Federal Poverty Level
KW - FPL
KW - AMI
KW - SMI
KW - moderate-income
KW - electricity
KW - gas
KW - building
KW - heating fuel
KW - housing costs
KW - annual energy burden
KW - cost
KW - building age
KW - energy
KW - Low-Income Energy Affordability Data
KW - census
LA - English
DA - 2024/08/01
PY - 2024
PB - U.S. Department of Energy, Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy
T1 - Low-Income Energy Affordability Data - LEAD Tool - 2022 Update
UR - https://doi.org/10.25984/2504170
ER -
Ma, Ookie, and Aaron Vimont. Low-Income Energy Affordability Data - LEAD Tool - 2022 Update. U.S. Department of Energy, Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, 1 August, 2024, Open Energy Data Initiative (OEDI). https://doi.org/10.25984/2504170.
Ma, O., & Vimont, A. (2024). Low-Income Energy Affordability Data - LEAD Tool - 2022 Update. [Data set]. Open Energy Data Initiative (OEDI). U.S. Department of Energy, Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy. https://doi.org/10.25984/2504170
Ma, Ookie and Aaron Vimont. Low-Income Energy Affordability Data - LEAD Tool - 2022 Update. U.S. Department of Energy, Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, August, 1, 2024. Distributed by Open Energy Data Initiative (OEDI). https://doi.org/10.25984/2504170
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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, as well as tribal areas. The file below, "01. 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 "02. Data Dictionary 2022". A list of geographic regions used in the LEAD Tool can be found in files 04-11.
The Low-Income Energy Affordability Data comes primarily from the 2022 U.S. Census American Community Survey 5-Year Public Use Microdata Samples and is calibrated to 2022 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 "10. 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 "11. CELICA Website" resource below. },
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https://dx.doi.org/10.25984/2504170
Details
Data from Aug 1, 2024
Last updated Jan 22, 2025
Submitted Jan 13, 2025
Organization
U.S. Department of Energy, Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy
Contact
LEAD Tool at EERE
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Research Areas
Keywords
energy burden, LEAD Tool, CELICA, LMI, Better Buildings, low-income, fuel type, low to moderate income, building type, owner, renter, State Median Income, Area Median Income, Federal Poverty Level, FPL, AMI, SMI, moderate-income, electricity, gas, building, heating fuel, housing costs, annual energy burden, cost, building age, energy, Low-Income Energy Affordability Data, censusDOE Project Details
Project Name Support to U.S. Department of Energy's Weatherization Assistance Program
Project Number 25456
