News Brief
Local Energy Profiles Now Easier with DOE SLED Tool
Energy Consumption Trends in Oregon

The tool returns results on a variety of energy metrics, as seen in this screen capture from the SLED website, saving hours of research.
Screen capture: SLED websiteUsers type in a zip code or city name, and the SLED tool (short for State and Local Energy Data) returns results on the following:
- Electricity generation, including fuel sources, demand by sector, and utility rate trends compared with the national average
- Energy-efficiency data, including consumption trends over time and efficiency policies and incentives
- Renewable energy, including generation potential for hydro, solar, wind, and geothermal as well as policies and incentives for renewable-energy projects
- Transportation fuel sources and costs, and maps of alternative fuel stations
- Resources on community planning
“This tool can save decision-makers time, energy, and money through the aggregation of a lot of different datasets,” notes Jennifer DeCesaro, director of DOE’s Technology-to-Market Office, in a promotional video about SLED. “You can do in five minutes with this tool what it might take you hours to do by searching the Web.”
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U.S. Department of Energy
Published August 14, 2014 Permalink Citation
Melton, P. (2014, August 14). Local Energy Profiles Now Easier with DOE SLED Tool. Retrieved from https://www.buildinggreen.com/newsbrief/local-energy-profiles-now-easier-doe-sled-tool
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