Rajput, Mayuri's workbook evaluates retrofit options for a typical house in Maryland and Illinois. Users can test scenarios involving baseline heating systems, efficiencies, grid emission factors, fuel prices, and carbon abatement. The dataset was last updated on June 30, 2026.
Use Cases
- Compare carbon abatement across heating system types based on grid emission factors mentioned in the description
- Model retrofit cost-effectiveness based on fuel price and efficiency scenarios mentioned in the description
- Evaluate regional energy performance differences for houses in Maryland and Illinois mentioned in the description
Strengths
- Focuses on a specific application: evaluating retrofit options for a typical house.
- Includes scenario testing for multiple heating systems (gas, electric baseboard, propane, oil) and variables like efficiencies and fuel prices.
Limitations
- Row count and column-level documentation are absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
- Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.
Provenance
- Source
- Rajput, Mayuri via Harvard Dataverse
- Freshness
- Last updated 2026-06-30 01:07:57; freshness should be verified.
- Geography
- Maryland and Illinois, United States