Modeled Energy Savings for Residential Retrofit Measures in New York

NYSERDA's dataset provides predicted first-year energy and cost savings for specific energy efficiency measures installed in existing one-to-four-unit homes. The data covers a subset of projects completed between 2007 and 2012. It is designed to be used alongside project-level evaluation data for backcasting and analysis.

Use Cases

• Compare predicted savings across Measure Categories like insulation or HVAC using columns for Measure Estimated Annual Electric Savings (kWh) and Measure Estimated Annual Natural Gas Savings (MMBtu).
• Calculate cost-effectiveness of retrofits by analyzing the Measure SIR (Savings-to-Investment Ratio) against Measure Cost ($) and Measure Life.
• Model total project savings by aggregating Measure Incremental Energy Savings (MMBtu) by Project ID.
• Assess fuel-specific savings impacts by comparing columns for Measure Estimated Oil Savings (MMBtu), Propane Savings (MMBtu), and other fuel types.

Strengths

• Data covers a multi-year period from 2007 to 2012.
• Includes 18 specific data points per measure, such as cost, quantity, life, and savings across multiple fuel types.

Limitations

• Dataset represents only a subset of completed projects, not a full population.
• Temporal coverage ends in 2012, which may limit relevance to current building standards and energy prices.
• Row count and sample size are unknown, preventing assessment of statistical power.

Provenance

Source

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

Collection Method

Modeled savings data derived from a subset of projects in the Residential Existing Homes Energy Efficiency Projects dataset.

Time Range

2007 – 2012

Freshness

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Geography

State of New York, USA.