BEDES: NYSERDA Data Label Mappings for Building Energy

NYSERDA's Building Energy Data Exchange Specification (BEDES) dataset provides a mapping inventory, linking specific data labels from New York's Open NY platform to standardized BEDES terms. This crosswalk enables interoperability between disparate building energy-efficiency tools and databases by establishing a common dictionary of terms, definitions, and field formats. The dataset serves as a reference for aligning New York's public energy data with a federal specification developed by the U.S. Department of Energy.

Use Cases

• Mapping a proprietary data schema to a public standard using the `BEDES Term` and `NYSERDA Data Label` columns.
• Identifying relevant Open NY datasets for a specific energy concept by filtering on `BEDES Term` and following the `Open NY Dataset URL`.
• Understanding the meaning of a NYSERDA data field by reviewing its corresponding `NYSERDA Data Description` and `Data Type`.
• Building a unified data dictionary for energy projects by combining `Open NY Dataset Name`, associated labels, and their standardized definitions.

Strengths

• Provides explicit mappings between platform-specific labels (`NYSERDA Data Label`) and a federal standard (`BEDES Term`), facilitating data integration.
• Cross-platform presence on Socrata and Data.gov signals its importance as a reference resource.
• Includes direct hyperlinks to source datasets via the `Open NY Dataset URL` column for traceability.

Limitations

• Key metadata is missing or conflicting: the exact row count, file size, author, and license are not provided by any source.
• Data freshness is unclear; update timestamps conflict between 2026-03-30 and 2026-04-04, suggesting potential automated updates or inconsistencies.
• The dataset's scope is limited to mapping NYSERDA's Open NY data labels and does not contain the underlying building energy measurements themselves.

Provenance

Source

New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA), referencing the U.S. Department of Energy's BEDES dictionary.

Collection Method

Inventory and manual or automated mapping of NYSERDA's Open NY dataset labels to corresponding BEDES terms.

Freshness

2026-04-04 23:10:00.197102

Geography

New York State, United States