We design custom, interactive tools for public, private, and policy-facing audiences using disaggregated building data, infrastructure records, and other grounded sources to reveal the place‑based dynamics of energy, water, and urban systems.
where building data meets real-world energy behavior
Objective
Provide BayREN, local governments, and the public with a tool that communicates a wide range of energy consumption data for the development of Climate Action Plans, program targeting and evaluation, and more
Data
Millions of PG&E metered energy consumption data points joined with building characteristics, sociodemographic data, and additional attributes
Result
A custom website that visualizes spatially aggregated monthly energy consumption statistics for jurisdictions within the nine Bay Area counties
the largest set of disaggregated, metered energy data in the nation
Objective
A data repository and tool that informs energy planning and research throughout Southern California as the State works to achieve ambitious energy goals and as local regions work to create energy sustainability
Data
Millions of address-level, metered energy consumption data points connected to building characteristics and census information
Result
A first of its kind Web platform built with the most extensive set of publicly available disaggregated, metered energy data in the United States
your next energy bill reimagined for electrified futures
Objective
Provide LADWP with a tool to inform its LA100 Plan, the roadmap to 100% carbon-free electricity
Data
Millions of metered, energy consumption data points integrated with electrification and rate projections across Los Angeles
Result
A tool that empowers users to explore how renewable energy transitions and home electrification will shape household energy spending and burden across Los Angeles from 2025 to 2045—modeling eight upgrade scenarios, five building types, and two energy transition trajectories
achieving equitable electrification in California’s commercial sector
Objective
Develop a framework to help the California Air Resources Board and stakeholders prioritize commercial building sub-sectors for electrification efforts according to various technical feasibility and equity dimensions
Data
A wide range of data such as natural gas consumption, commercial building stock characteristics, and equity factors that indicate impacts on priority populations
Result
A web tool to explore relative priorities by testing combinations, weights, and directionalities of metrics related to electrification difficulty, emissions, and social impacts across California’s commercial building subsectors.
Gas Distribution System Decommissioning Screening Tool*
explore gas decommissioning readiness, census tract by census tract
*This tool is currently unavailable to the public
Objective
In partnership with DNV, provide CEC with a tool that helps decision-makers and stakeholders explore the various barriers and drivers for decommissioning portions of the state’s investor owned utility gas distribution networks
Data
A complex array of resources including a series of equity metrics and data provided by the state’s IOUs, through the CPUC’s Long-term Gas Planning Rule-making
Result
A private, interactive tool to identify census tracts that may be promising candidates for siting gas distribution infrastructure decommissioning projects developed using a GIS multi-criteria decision analysis approach
where is the best place to put solar panels in your neighborhood?
Objective
Assist community-based organizations to access data necessary to identify high potential sites for community solar or resiliency centers within LA County
Data
Thousands of data points across generation potential, grid capacity, residential energy intensity, and more
Result
A cutting-edge tool to support energy systems planning activities from siting DERs and electric vehicle charging stations, detailing geographic variations in local distribution grid infrastructure, and revealing areas primed for decarbonization efforts
paving the way for a truly integrated, resilient water management system
Objective
Demystify California’s large, decentralized, and complex water management system
Data
Publicly-available data on groundwater basins, water importing and supply agencies, and regional and distant water sources
Result
An interactive repository that represents the first ever comprehensive picture of LA County’s water management system—exposing key gaps, overlaps, failures, and successes
making water conservation a California way of life
Objective
Help the California State Water Board provide all parties interested in the implementation of AB 1668 and SB 606 explore how proposed efficiency standards may affect urban water use
Data
Water use data for 396 urban retail water suppliers, residential landscape area measurements, as well as annual evapotranspiration and precipitation data
Result
A tool that equips users to uncover how parameter adjustments may influence water use objectives for any given urban retail water supplier
where building data meets real-world energy behavior
Objective
Provide BayREN, local governments, and the public with a tool that communicates a wide range of energy consumption data for the development of Climate Action Plans, program targeting and evaluation, and more
Data
Millions of PG&E metered energy consumption data points joined with building characteristics, sociodemographic data, and additional attributes
Result
A custom website that visualizes spatially aggregated monthly energy consumption statistics for jurisdictions within the nine Bay Area counties
the largest set of disaggregated, metered energy data in the nation
Objective
A data repository and tool that informs energy planning and research throughout Southern California as the State works to achieve ambitious energy goals and as local regions work to create energy sustainability
Data
Millions of address-level, metered energy consumption data points connected to building characteristics and census information
Result
A first of its kind Web platform built with the most extensive set of publicly available disaggregated, metered energy data in the United States
your next energy bill reimagined for electrified futures
Objective
Provide LADWP with a tool to inform its LA100 Plan, the roadmap to 100% carbon-free electricity
Data
Millions of metered, energy consumption data points integrated with electrification and rate projections across Los Angeles
Result
A tool that empowers users to explore how renewable energy transitions and home electrification will shape household energy spending and burden across Los Angeles from 2025 to 2045—modeling eight upgrade scenarios, five building types, and two energy transition trajectories
prioritizing commercial buildings for equitable electrification
Objective
Develop a framework to help the California Air Resources Board and stakeholders prioritize commercial building sub-sectors for electrification efforts according to various technical feasibility and equity dimensions
Data
A wide range of data such as natural gas consumption, commercial building stock characteristics, and equity factors that indicate impacts on priority populations
Result
A web tool to explore relative priorities by testing combinations, weights, and directionalities of metrics related to electrification difficulty, emissions, and social impacts across California’s commercial building subsectors.
Gas Distribution System Decommissioning Screening Tool*
explore gas decommissioning readiness, census tract by census tract
*This tool is currently unavailable to the public
Objective
In partnership with DNV, provide CEC with a tool that helps decision-makers and stakeholders explore the various barriers and drivers for decommissioning portions of the state’s investor owned utility gas distribution networks
Data
A complex array of resources including a series of equity metrics and data provided by the state’s IOUs, through the CPUC’s Long-term Gas Planning Rule-making
Result
A private, interactive tool to identify census tracts that may be promising candidates for siting gas distribution infrastructure decommissioning projects developed using a GIS multi-criteria decision analysis approach
where is the best place to put solar panels in your neighborhood?
Objective
Assist community-based organizations to access data necessary to identify high potential sites for community solar or resiliency centers within LA County
Data
Thousands of data points across generation potential, grid capacity, residential energy intensity, and more
Result
A cutting-edge tool to support energy systems planning activities from siting DERs and electric vehicle charging stations, detailing geographic variations in local distribution grid infrastructure, and revealing areas primed for decarbonization efforts
paving the way for a truly integrated, resilient water management system
Objective
Demystify California’s large, decentralized, and complex water management system
Data
Publicly-available data on groundwater basins, water importing and supply agencies, and regional and distant water sources
Result
An interactive repository that represents the first ever comprehensive picture of LA County’s water management system—exposing key gaps, overlaps, failures, and successes
making water conservation a California way of life
Objective
Help the California State Water Board provide all parties interested in the implementation of AB 1668 and SB 606 explore how proposed efficiency standards may affect urban water use
Data
Water use data for 396 urban retail water suppliers, residential landscape area measurements, as well as annual evapotranspiration and precipitation data
Result
A tool that equips users to uncover how parameter adjustments may influence water use objectives for any given urban retail water supplier
