Write-up utility assignment methodology and results

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What

A write-up that

1. explains RMI's algorithm for assigning ResStock bldgs to utilities using S&P global GIS data on electric and gas utility territories
2. validates these assignments by comparing utility summary stats to EIA data, namely:
   1. Customer count
   2. Energy sales (kwh for electrical utilities, therms for gas utilities.)

Why

1. So Rewiring America and Switchbox can understand the details of the assignment algorithm
2. So we can use the summary stat comparison to see how accurate this assignment algorithm is, and the impact of any tweaks to this algorithm

How

• Compare electric utility customer residential customer counts and kWh sales to EIA 861 data, by joining on EIA id
• Compare gas utility customer residential customer counts and therm sales to EIA 176 data, by joining on EIA id

Deliverables

• PDF write-up, posted as a comment on this issue

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RDP-36