San Francisco Municipal Natural Gas Equipment Inventory for Electrification Planning

San Francisco Environment Department's inventory catalogs natural gas-fueled equipment in city-owned buildings to support electrification planning, as mandated by the 2021 Climate Action Plan. Departments self-reported building and equipment data over a 6-month period in 2023 and are required to keep the inventory updated. The dataset excludes Port facilities and utility buildings as specified by Environment Code Chapter 7 exemptions.

Use Cases

• Assess the scope of electrification work for municipal buildings based on the inventory of gas equipment.
• Track equipment replacement progress over time based on the update process described.
• Identify departments with high gas equipment usage for targeted planning based on the reported building data.
• Support collaborative planning for building decarbonization based on the inventory's stated purpose.

Strengths

• Data collection was structured via a formal inventory template provided by the SF Environment Department.
• The inventory is mandated by law (2021 Climate Action Plan and Environment Code Chapter 7).
• An update process is defined, with departments encouraged to update at 6-month intervals.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• The dataset excludes Port of San Francisco facilities and utility buildings, limiting its scope.

Provenance

Source

City of San Francisco

Collection Method

Self-reported by city departments using an inventory template over a 6-month data collection period in 2023.

Time Range

Data collection period in 2023, with ongoing updates.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-03-22 04:21:34.252240; freshness should be verified.

Geography

San Francisco municipal buildings.