Bay Area Building Energy Consumption Linked to Sociodemographics

4406450167 bytes of data from the Bay Area Energy Atlas link PG&E metered energy consumption to building characteristics and sociodemographic data. The dataset provides monthly energy consumption statistics from 2015 to 2021, aggregated at county, city, census tract, and zip code levels. Data is further aggregated by building use type, vintage, size, area median income, and CalEnviroScreen percentile range.

Use Cases

• Analyzing energy intensity disparities based on building vintage and sociodemographic factors.
• Benchmarking municipal energy efficiency performance across census tracts.
• Modeling the impact of building characteristics on natural gas and electricity consumption.
• Identifying communities with high energy burdens using linked income and CalEnviroScreen data.

Strengths

• Links energy meter data directly to building and sociodemographic attributes, enabling multifaceted analysis.
• Provides data aggregated across five spatial scales (county to zip code) and five thematic dimensions.
• Includes a seven-year time range (2015-2021) of monthly consumption statistics.

Limitations

• Column names and exact row count are not provided, limiting precise understanding of data structure.
• Data is aggregated, not provided at the individual building or meter level.
• An update is noted as pending, indicating the current version may be incomplete.

Provenance

Source

California Center for Sustainable Communities at UCLA, in partnership with the Bay Area Regional Energy Network.

Collection Method

Links PG&E metered consumption data to building characteristics and sociodemographic data.

Time Range

2015 to 2021

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-18, with a note that an update will be available by that date.

Geography

The nine counties of the California Bay Area.