Residential Existing Homes (One-to-Four Units) Energy Efficiency Projects for Households with Income up to 60% State Median Income: Beginning January 2018
IMPORTANT! PLEASE READ DISCLAIMER BEFORE USING DATA. To reduce the energy burden on income-qualified households within New York State, NYSERDA offers the EmPower New York (EmPower) program, a retrofit program that provides cost-effective electric reduction measures (i.e., primarily lighting and refrigerator replacements), and cost-effective home performance measures (i.e., insulation air sealing, heating system repair and replacments, and health and safety measures) to income qualified homeowners and renters. Home assessments and implementation services are provided by Building Performance Institute (BPI) Goldstar contractors to reduce energy use for low income households. This data set includes energy efficiency projects completed since January 2018 for households with income up to 60% area (county) median income.
D I S C L A I M E R: Estimated Annual kWh Savings, Estimated Annual MMBtu Savings, and First Year Energy Savings $ Estimate represent contractor reported savings derived from energy modeling software calculations and not actual realized energy savings. The accuracy of the Estimated Annual kWh Savings and Estimated Annual MMBtu Savings for projects has been evaluated by an independent third party. The results of the impact analysis indicate that, on average, actual savings amount to 54 percent of the Estimated Annual kWh Savings and 70 percent of the Estimated Annual MMBtu Savings. The analysis did not evaluate every single project, but rather a sample of projects from 2007 and 2008, so the results are applicable to the population on average but not necessarily to any individual project which could have over or under achieved in comparison to the evaluated savings. The results from the impact analysis will be updated when more recent information is available. Some reasons individual households may realize savings different from those projected include, but are not limited to, changes in the number or needs of household members, changes in occupancy schedules, changes in energy usage behaviors, changes to appliances and electronics installed in the home, and beginning or ending a home business. For more information, please refer to the Evaluation Report published on NYSERDA’s website at: https://www.nyserda.ny.gov/-/media/Files/Publications/PPSER/Program-Evaluation/2012ContractorReports/2012-EmPower-New-York-Impact-Report.pdf.
This dataset includes the following data points for projects completed after January 1, 2018: Reporting Period, Project ID, Project County, Project City, Project ZIP, Gas Utility, Electric Utility, Project Completion Date, Total Project Cost (USD), Pre-Retrofit Home Heating Fuel Type, Year Home Built, Size of Home, Number of Units, Job Type, Type of Dwelling, Measure Type, Estimated Annual kWh Savings, Estimated Annual MMBtu Savings, First Year Modeled Energy Savings $ Estimate (USD).
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Columns
| Name | Socrata field name | Column name in sgr mount | Data type | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Job Type | job_type | job_type | Text | Indicates whether the project includes only electric reduction measures (Electric Reduction) or is a comprehensive (Home Performance) project including both electric and heating efficiency improvements |
| Reporting Period | reporting_period | reporting_period | Calendar date | The time period covered by the dataset |
| Location 1 | location_1 | location_1 | Point | Open Data/Socrata-generated geocoding information |
| Type Of Dwelling | type_of_dwelling | type_of_dwelling | Text | General home category describing the dwelling as Single Family, 2-4 Family, Multi Family, or Manufactured/Mobile Home |
| Location 1 (state) | location_1_state | location_1_state | Text | |
| Estimated Annual kWh Savings | estimated_annual_kwh_savings | estimated_annual_kwh_savings | Number | Annual post-retrofit modeled electric savings estimate in kWh. Negative numbers represent projects with post-retrofit increase in electric consumption, typically from fuel conversions or ancillary savings. Projects with zero kWh represent projects with only health and safety measures, and customer efficiency education |
| Measure Type | measure_type | measure_type | Text | Measure classification describing primary project improvement defined as Combination-Home Performance, Combination-Electric Reduction, Heating Repair/Replacement, Refrigerator/Freezer Replacement, CFL/LED Lighting, Shell, Shower Head Replacement, or Other |
| Location 1 (address) | location_1_address | location_1_address | Text | |
| Number Of Units | number_of_units | number_of_units | Number | Number of units served by the Program. Data may include exceptions to the One-to-Four units, which were approved by NYSERDA on a case-by-case basis |
| Location 1 (zip) | location_1_zip | location_1_zip | Text | |
| Size Of Home | size_of_home | size_of_home | Text | Square footage of home. Blank cells indicate data not reported by the contractor |
| Project County | project_county | project_county | Text | Name of county for project location |
| Project ID | project_id | project_id | Text | Unique identifier for project |
| Electric Utility | electric_utility | electric_utility | Text | Name of electric utility for project location |
| Counties | :@computed_region_kjdx_g34t | :@computed_region_kjdx_g34t | Number | |
| Estimated Annual MMBtu Savings | estimated_annual_mmbtu_savings | estimated_annual_mmbtu_savings | Number | Annual post-retrofit modeled MMBtu savings based on primary fuel type. Negative numbers represent projects with post-retrofit increase in MMBtu consumption, typically from fuel conversions or ancillary savings. Projects with zero MMBtu represent projects with only health and safety measures, and customer efficiency education |
| First Year Modeled Project Energy Savings $ Estimate | first_year_modeled_project_energy_savings_estimate | first_year_modeled_project_energy_savings_estimate | Number | Estimated post-retrofit first year dollar savings (USD). Negative numbers represent projects with estimated post-retrofit first year dollar expenses, typically occurring when non-energy work was completed such as health and safety improvements, or when work was done in conjunction with another, net positive energy savings project. Projects with zero energy savings dollars represent projects with only health and safety measures, and customer efficiency education |
| New York Zip Codes | :@computed_region_wbg7_3whc | :@computed_region_wbg7_3whc | Number | |
| Project City | project_city | project_city | Text | Name of city for project location |
| NYS Municipal Boundaries | :@computed_region_yamh_8v7k | :@computed_region_yamh_8v7k | Number | |
| Year Home Built | year_home_built | year_home_built | Text | Home construction date. Blank cells indicate data not reported by the contractor |
| Total Project Cost | total_project_cost | total_project_cost | Number | Cost of project (USD). NYSERDA incentive currently at 100% of the total project cost. Total Project Costs less than $100 often reflects mileage-only billing for projects with minor work scopes |
| Pre-Retrofit Home Heating Fuel Type | pre_retrofit_home_heating_fuel_type | pre_retrofit_home_heating_fuel_type | Text | Indicates the pre-retrofit primary heating fuel type. Either coal, electricity, kerosene, natural gas, oil, other, pellets, propane, or wood |
| Gas Utility | gas_utility | gas_utility | Text | Name of gas utility for project location. If blank, then utility was not reported, or project location is not served by a gas utility |
| Location 1 (city) | location_1_city | location_1_city | Text | |
| Project Completion Date | project_completion_date | project_completion_date | Calendar date | Date final project completion paperwork was reviewed and approved by Program |
| Project ZIP | project_zip | project_zip | Text | ZIP code for project location |