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Energy Data Access: Blueprint for Action Toolkit

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Better Buildings Energy Data Accelerator Key Accomplishments and Results Fact Sheet

Key accomplishments and results of partners are outlined in this fact sheet, profiling the historic expansion of data accessibility and increases in building energy benchmarking.

Best Practices for Providing Whole-Building Energy Data: Guide for Utilities Guidance

This document presents best practices for utilities to develop whole-building data access systems, based on the experiences of leading utilities from across the country.

Utility Best Practices Case Study - Eversource Case Study

The City of Boston and Eversource worked collaboratively to develop a data access solution to clearly define the goal of providing whole-building data access to commercial building owners.

Utility Best Practices Case Study - ComEd Case Study

ComEd was the first utility in the country to provide aggregate whole-building data to commercial building customers for the express purpose of enabling energy performance benchmarking.

Stakeholder Engagement Strategy Guide Guidance

This document provides guidance on designing productive stakeholder engagement and outreach to support the development of whole-building data access solutions.

Stakeholder Engagement Strategy Case Study - Salt Lake City Case Study

Salt Lake City, the investor-owned electric utility Rocky Mountain Power (RMP), and the investor-owned natural gas utility Questar worked with community stakeholders to design and implement a data access solution.

Stakeholder Engagement Process Case Study - Philadelphia Case Study

PECO, an investor-owned electric and gas utility, and the City of Philadelphia worked with community stakeholders to design and implement a data access solution for multifamily and commercial buildings.

Guide to Data Access and Utility Customer Confidentiality Guidance

This document provides guidance on how policymakers, utilities, and regulators should approach whole-building data access to maintain the confidentiality of utility customers.

Statistical Analysis of Data Access and Privacy Guidance

This document summarizes the findings of a Pacific Northwest National Laboratory analysis on how whole-building data aggregation thresholds statistically affect customer privacy.

Beyond Benchmarking - Unlocking Value for Utilities Guidance

This document presents a vision for utilities to combine whole-building data access capabilities and benchmarking outputs to help increase the effectiveness of their energy efficiency programs.