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: 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. (2024). Low-Income Energy Affordability Data - LEAD Tool - 2022 Update [data set]. Retrieved from https://data.openei.org/submissions/6219.
Ma, Ookie, Vimont, Aaron. Low-Income Energy Affordability Data - LEAD Tool - 2022 Update. United States: N.p., 01 Aug, 2024. Web. https://data.openei.org/submissions/6219.
Ma, Ookie, Vimont, Aaron. Low-Income Energy Affordability Data - LEAD Tool - 2022 Update. United States. https://data.openei.org/submissions/6219
Ma, Ookie, Vimont, Aaron. 2024. "Low-Income Energy Affordability Data - LEAD Tool - 2022 Update". United States. https://data.openei.org/submissions/6219.
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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: 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 = {}, url = {https://data.openei.org/submissions/6219}, journal = {}, number = , volume = , place = {United States}, year = {2024}, month = {08}}
Details
Data from Aug 1, 2024
Last updated Oct 16, 2024
Submission in progress
Organization
U.S. Department of Energy, Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy
Contact
LEAD Tool at EERE
