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Low-Income Energy Affordability Data - LEAD Tool - 2022 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, 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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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, 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 -
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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. }, url = {https://data.openei.org/submissions/6219}, year = {2024}, howpublished = {Open Energy Data Initiative (OEDI), U.S. Department of Energy, Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, https://doi.org/10.25984/2504170}, note = {Accessed: 2025-05-07}, doi = {10.25984/2504170} }
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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

Authors

Ookie Ma

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

Aaron Vimont

National Renewable Energy Lab - NREL

DOE Project Details

Project Name Support to U.S. Department of Energy's Weatherization Assistance Program

Project Number 25456

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