NYSERDA Building Energy Data Terms Mapped to BEDES Dictionary

NYSERDA's Building Energy Data Exchange Specification (BEDES) dataset provides a dictionary of standardized terms and field formats for building energy data. It maps NYSERDA Open NY data labels to corresponding BEDES terms to address terminology inconsistencies. The dataset was published by the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority and was last updated in April 2026.

Use Cases

• Map proprietary building data fields like 'annual_energy_use' to standardized BEDES terms for cross-database analysis.
• Develop software schemas using BEDES field formats to ensure consistent data ingestion from multiple building audits.
• Align NYSERDA Open NY dataset labels with the Department of Energy's public tools by referencing the provided term mappings.

Strengths

• Dictionary is endorsed and used by the U.S. Department of Energy in its public building energy tools.
• Specification supports multiple interoperable output formats including CSV, XML, RDF, and JSON.

Limitations

• The dataset is a terminology mapping, not a primary data source with measurable rows or columns for analysis.
• Specific counts of mapped terms, row counts, or completeness metrics for the NYSERDA inventory are not provided.

Provenance

Source

New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA).

Collection Method

Inventory and mapping of NYSERDA Open NY datasets and data labels to the BEDES dictionary terms.

Time Range

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Freshness

Last updated in April 2026.

Geography

Primarily New York State, though the BEDES standard itself is intended for national use.