2024 Buildings Technology Baseline
The Buildings Technology Baseline is a curated and regularly updated dataset of current and projected performance, retail, and installed price data for all major building energy technologies needed to enable cost/benefit analyses. Building technology analyses require an up-to-date understanding of installation costs and cost-effectiveness of key building energy efficiency technologies.
The dataset was assembled by Guidehouse during fiscal year 2024. Data was gathered from the 2024 National Residential Efficiency Measures Database (NREMDB), the 2023 Energy Information Administration Updated Buildings Sector Appliance and Equipment Costs and Efficiencies, DOE Lighting Market Model, the 2023 RSMeans database, and the 2020 Grid-Interactive Efficient Building Technology Cost, Performance, and Lifetime Characteristics, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory data, various literature, as well as new data from online retailers, stakeholder interviews, and contractor databases in 2023 and 2024. The dataset has been reviewed by subject matter experts at NREL and DOE. The 2024 dataset release is intended to be a starting point for interested users to provide feedback.
This database is not intended to provide specific cost estimates for a specific project. The cost estimates do not include any rebates or tax incentives that may be available for the measures. Rather, it is meant to help determine which measures may be more cost-effective. The National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) makes every effort to ensure accuracy of the data; however, NREL does not assume any legal liability or responsibility for the accuracy or completeness of the information.
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AB - The Buildings Technology Baseline is a curated and regularly updated dataset of current and projected performance, retail, and installed price data for all major building energy technologies needed to enable cost/benefit analyses. Building technology analyses require an up-to-date understanding of installation costs and cost-effectiveness of key building energy efficiency technologies.
The dataset was assembled by Guidehouse during fiscal year 2024. Data was gathered from the 2024 National Residential Efficiency Measures Database (NREMDB), the 2023 Energy Information Administration Updated Buildings Sector Appliance and Equipment Costs and Efficiencies, DOE Lighting Market Model, the 2023 RSMeans database, and the 2020 Grid-Interactive Efficient Building Technology Cost, Performance, and Lifetime Characteristics, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory data, various literature, as well as new data from online retailers, stakeholder interviews, and contractor databases in 2023 and 2024. The dataset has been reviewed by subject matter experts at NREL and DOE. The 2024 dataset release is intended to be a starting point for interested users to provide feedback.
This database is not intended to provide specific cost estimates for a specific project. The cost estimates do not include any rebates or tax incentives that may be available for the measures. Rather, it is meant to help determine which measures may be more cost-effective. The National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) makes every effort to ensure accuracy of the data; however, NREL does not assume any legal liability or responsibility for the accuracy or completeness of the information.
AU - Moore, Nathan
A2 - Wilson, Eric
A3 - Butrico, Mark
A4 - Langevin, Jared
A5 - Ciraulo, Rebecca
DB - Open Energy Data Initiative (OEDI)
DP - Open EI | National Laboratory of the Rockies
DO -
KW - energy
KW - power
KW - energy analysis
KW - price
KW - buildings
KW - residential
KW - commercial
KW - model
KW - modeling
KW - financial
KW - data
KW - building
KW - technology
KW - baseline
KW - processed data
KW - performance
KW - retail
KW - analysis
LA - English
DA - 2024/09/30
PY - 2024
PB - National Renewable Energy Lab - NREL
T1 - 2024 Buildings Technology Baseline
UR - https://data.openei.org/submissions/8342
ER -
Moore, Nathan, et al. 2024 Buildings Technology Baseline. National Renewable Energy Lab - NREL, 30 September, 2024, Open Energy Data Initiative (OEDI). https://data.openei.org/submissions/8342.
Moore, N., Wilson, E., Butrico, M., Langevin, J., & Ciraulo, R. (2024). 2024 Buildings Technology Baseline. [Data set]. Open Energy Data Initiative (OEDI). National Renewable Energy Lab - NREL. https://data.openei.org/submissions/8342
Moore, Nathan, Eric Wilson, Mark Butrico, Jared Langevin, and Rebecca Ciraulo. 2024 Buildings Technology Baseline. National Renewable Energy Lab - NREL, September, 30, 2024. Distributed by Open Energy Data Initiative (OEDI). https://data.openei.org/submissions/8342
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title = {2024 Buildings Technology Baseline},
author = {Moore, Nathan and Wilson, Eric and Butrico, Mark and Langevin, Jared and Ciraulo, Rebecca},
abstractNote = {The Buildings Technology Baseline is a curated and regularly updated dataset of current and projected performance, retail, and installed price data for all major building energy technologies needed to enable cost/benefit analyses. Building technology analyses require an up-to-date understanding of installation costs and cost-effectiveness of key building energy efficiency technologies.
The dataset was assembled by Guidehouse during fiscal year 2024. Data was gathered from the 2024 National Residential Efficiency Measures Database (NREMDB), the 2023 Energy Information Administration Updated Buildings Sector Appliance and Equipment Costs and Efficiencies, DOE Lighting Market Model, the 2023 RSMeans database, and the 2020 Grid-Interactive Efficient Building Technology Cost, Performance, and Lifetime Characteristics, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory data, various literature, as well as new data from online retailers, stakeholder interviews, and contractor databases in 2023 and 2024. The dataset has been reviewed by subject matter experts at NREL and DOE. The 2024 dataset release is intended to be a starting point for interested users to provide feedback.
This database is not intended to provide specific cost estimates for a specific project. The cost estimates do not include any rebates or tax incentives that may be available for the measures. Rather, it is meant to help determine which measures may be more cost-effective. The National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) makes every effort to ensure accuracy of the data; however, NREL does not assume any legal liability or responsibility for the accuracy or completeness of the information.},
url = {https://data.openei.org/submissions/8342},
year = {2024},
howpublished = {Open Energy Data Initiative (OEDI), National Renewable Energy Lab - NREL, https://data.openei.org/submissions/8342},
note = {Accessed: 2026-08-19}
}
Details
Data from Sep 30, 2024
Last updated Nov 19, 2025
Submitted Sep 25, 2025
Organization
National Renewable Energy Lab - NREL
Contact
Eric Wilson
Authors
Research Areas
Keywords
energy, power, energy analysis, price, buildings, residential, commercial, model, modeling, financial, data, building, technology, baseline, processed data, performance, retail, analysisDOE Project Details
Project Name Modeling Tools and Analysis Supporting the Residential Market
Project Number 15116
