Library Guides: Renewable Energy Business Resources: Data/Statistics/Reports

Data/Statistics/Reports

Sage Data This link opens in a new window
Historical data series from the Energy Information Administration includes for the US: SEDS (State Energy Data System: energy production, consumption, prices, and expenditures by state for every kind of energy source), electricity, natural gas and petroleum prices and usage by sector for the US, Environmental Protection Agency's data on Air Quality to the MSA level.
International energy data available on the country level.
Detailed OECD data on environment and energy for OECD countries.
NOAA data includes global and US historical climate on a daily basis for some variables. Time range varies for each data variable.
Offers easy access to over 5,550 data sets from over 65 source providers and 16 subject categories, including banking, criminal justice, education,energy, food and agriculture, government, health, housing and construction,industry and commerce, labor and employment, natural resources and environment, income, cost of living, stocks, transportation, and more. Sources of data include federal, local, state and international governments and organizations. Allows for customization of the data by selecting subjects, and the ability to view your data in side-by-side tables, charts and maps.
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Worldwide statistics from commercial and government sources on renewables, energy industry, and more.
Categorized into market sectors, Statista provides access to quantitative facts on media, business, politics, and other areas. Sources of information include market research reports, trade publications, scientific journals, and government sources. Data may be downloaded into spreadsheets and presentations. Also includes industry reports.

Global power plants is an open source energy information project to provide energy and industry data on energy production, emissions, storage, technologies, maps of power plants, energy flows, etc. Datasets with documentation are available for download.

Investments in Green Energy

Renewables 2023 Global Status Report from the UN has the latest overview of markets and investment flows in renewable energy worldwide.
Global Trends in Renewable Energy Investment 2020 from Frankfurt School with United Nations Environment Programme and Bloomberg New Energy Finance (BNEF) , which details aggregate government and industry investment in renewable energy worldwide. Some individual country data are available.
Climatescope 2023 looks at investment, goverment policies related to renewables and greenhouse gas targets in emerging market countries.

Worldwide Energy Use & Production

British Petroleum's Statistical Review of World Energy includes Renewable Energy
International Energy Agency (IEA) publishes World Energy Annuals and Book Series. Policies database contains national level energy-related policies taken or planned to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, improve energy efficiency and support renewable energy development and deployment.
International Renewable Energy Association (IRENA) has data, statistics to support renewables policies and deployment. Resource assessments, policy and legal frameworks, and a renewable energy roadmap by country. Costing data for renewable power generation.
UN Energy Statistics - choose Energy Statistics Database from the Databases menu to get international data on trade and production of dozens of types of alternative fuels by country.

U.S. Energy Production & Consumption by Sector

US Energy Information Administration (EIA) - best source of publicly available data on US energy with sources and methodology for all data. Electricity data and tables and Electricity data browser for data on supplies, generation, consumption, market prices, emissions, by source and state. Survey data files data include generation by plant and prime mover for each fuel consumed; retail sales by sector, seller and state; and the quality and volumes of fossil fuels delivered to power plants
Monthly Energy Review (US) from the EIA has data on US renewable energy production and consumption. US energy demand for residential, commercial, industrial and transport sectors by type of use and by region. Has annual consumption by source and sector. Annual Energy Outlook has energy market projections to 2040.
Residential Energy Consumption Survey (RECS) - survey data on residential energy consumption. Lastest data are from 2020 survey.
Commercial Buildings Energy Consumption Survey (CBECS) - Latest data is from 2018.
Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE) publications. EERE has technical assistance programs for all aspects of energy efficiency for homes, utilities, transportation, and manufacturing.
Renewable Energy Data Book - US renewable energy data, national and state data for all renewables.
Transportation Energy Data Book - transportation
USDA Economics Research Service reports on Biofuels
Manufacturing Energy and Consumption (MECS) surveys. US Manufacturing Energy and Carbon Footprints 2018 covers Chemicals, Forest Products, Petroleum Refining, Food & Beverage, Iron and Steel sectors' energy use and greenhouse emissions based on MECS data.

US states

Database of State Incentives for Renewable Energy

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