Austin Multifamily Energy Audits and Exemptions for 2016

Data on multifamily properties older than 10 years within Austin Energy's service area, detailing compliance with the 2008 Energy Conservation Audit and Disclosure ordinance. The dataset includes audit results and exemption statuses reported to the City of Austin.

Use Cases

• Analyze audit compliance rates and exemption patterns across multifamily properties within the Austin Energy service area.
• Identify correlations between property age and reported audit results to assess ordinance effectiveness.
• Map the geographic distribution of audited and exempted multifamily properties in the affected City of Austin area.

Strengths

• Data originates from the authoritative City of Austin organization.
• Covers a specific regulatory scope for multifamily properties older than 10 years.
• Includes multiple accessible file formats such as JSON, CSV, and XML.

Limitations

• Contains data only for the single year 2016, limiting longitudinal analysis.
• Sample data and specific column definitions are unavailable, hindering immediate usability.
• The dataset size and row count are unknown, making it difficult to assess statistical power.

Provenance

Source

City of Austin

Collection Method

Collected under the Energy Conservation Audit and Disclosure ordinance, requiring property audits and reporting.

Time Range

2016

Freshness

Last updated in March 2026, but the underlying data is from 2016.

Geography

Affected area within the City of Austin served by Austin Energy.