The Onsite Energy Program develops and maintains databases, fact sheets, and case studies and leverages DOE-developed tools that can help determine the benefits of onsite energy technologies.
Databases | Fact Sheets | Onsite Energy TAP Case Studies | REopt Case Studies | Tools |
Databases
Fact Sheets
- Onsite Energy Program: Technical Assistance to Adopt Onsite Energy
- Onsite Energy Technology Fact Sheets
Onsite Energy TAP Case Studies
- Hawaiʻi Island Retreat
- Belle Haven Community Campus Microgrid
- Houston Advanced Research Center (HARC)
- Freres Engineered Wood Combined Heat and Power and Biochar
- Alaska Sealife Center Industrial Heat Pumps
- University of Missouri District Energy Microgrid
REopt Case Studies
- Onsite Energy Options for Auto-Parts Manufacturer - BorgWarner
- Onsite Energy Options for Biotechnology Manufacturer - Genentech
- Onsite Energy Options for High-Performance Alloy Manufacturer and Better Plants Partner - Haynes International
Tools
 | REopt: Renewable Energy Integration and Optimization REopt is a web tool used to evaluate the potential for distributed energy options at a site. |
 | DER-CAM: Distributed Energy Resources Customer Adoption Model DER-CAM is a comprehensive decision support tool that optimizes distributed energy resource investments for buildings or multi-energy microgrids. |
 | SAM: System Advisor Model SAM is a techno-economic software tool that models many types of renewable energy systems. |
 | PVWatts PVWatts is a calculator that estimates the energy production of grid-connected photovoltaic energy systems throughout the world. |
 | URBANopt: Urban Renewable Building and Neighborhood Optimization URBANopt is an EnergyPlus- and OpenStudio-based simulation platform aimed at district- and campus-scale thermal and electrical analysis for Community and Urban District Energy Modeling. |