Data and Tools
NREL offers data and tools to support state, local, and tribal governments with making informed decisions about energy policy and projects.
SLOPE: State and Local Planning for Energy
Integrates energy efficiency and renewable energy data to more effectively support state and local energy planners and decision makers.
Tribal Energy Atlas
First-of-its-kind interactive geospatial application that allows tribal energy project planners, technicians, and investors to conduct their own analyses of installed energy projects and resource potential on tribal lands.
Renewable Energy Optimization
Identifies and prioritizes renewable energy projects at a single site, or across a portfolio of sites in multiple cities, states, or countries, each with its own energy requirements, resources, goals, and constraints.
Engage
Built for DOE on a proven open-source energy modeling framework, facilitates energy system planning, simulation, data management, and collaboration via a user-friendly, no-cost web application.
Alternative Fuels Data Center
Information, data, and tools developed for DOE to help fleets and other transportation decision makers find ways to reduce petroleum consumption.
Open Energy Information
Knowledge sharing online community providing energy information and data via geographic discovery, visualizations and apps, and topic-oriented gateways.
System Advisor Model
Makes performance predictions and cost of energy estimates for grid-connected power projects based on installation and operating costs, as well as system design parameters specified as inputs to the model.
Clean Energy Solutions Center
No-cost expert policy assistance, webinars and training forums, clean energy policy reports, data, and tools provided in partnership with more than 35 leading international and regional clean energy organizations.
Wind Exchange
Offers maps of wind resources and installed wind capacity, location-specific information, a bimonthly e-newsletter, webinars and podcasts, publications, and educational programs from DOE.
PR-DRIFT: Puerto Rico Demand Response Impact and Forecast Tool
Estimates potential impacts to the load profile of demand response, energy efficiency, variable renewable energy, and storage adoption in Puerto Rico.
PREESAT: Puerto Rico Energy Efficiency Scenario Analysis Tool
Estimates long-term total electricity consumption impact in Puerto Rico’s residential, commercial, and industrial sectors.