Skip to main content
U.S. flag

An official website of the United States government

This site is currently in beta, and your feedback is helping shape its ongoing development.

A National Thermal Generator Performance Database

Published by National Renewable Energy Laboratory | Department of Energy | Metadata Last Checked: March 23, 2026 | Last Modified: 2026-03-12T18:10:31Z
This submission contains cleaned and filtered data from the Environmental Protection Agency Clean Air Markets CAM database of thermal power plant operation and performance.

Resources

22 resources available

  • Filtered data for coal boilers without density filter.

    Visit Page

  • Filtered data for diesel oil boilers without density filter.

    APPLICATION/OCTET-STREAM
    Visit Page

  • Filtered data for natural gas boilers without density filter.

    Visit Page

  • Filtered data for wood boilers without density filter.

    APPLICATION/OCTET-STREAM
    Visit Page

  • Filtered data for combined cycle units.

    Visit Page

  • Filtered data for diesel oil combustion turbines without density filter.

    Visit Page

  • Filtered data for natural gas combustion turbine without density filter.

    Visit Page

  • Filtered data for wood stokers without density filter.

    Visit Page

  • Filtered data for coal boilers.

    Visit Page

  • Filtered data for diesel oil boilers.

    Visit Page

  • Filtered data for natural gas boilers.

    APPLICATION/OCTET-STREAM
    Visit Page

  • Filtered data for wood boilers.

    APPLICATION/OCTET-STREAM
    Visit Page

  • Filtered data for diesel oil combustion turbines.

    APPLICATION/OCTET-STREAM
    Visit Page

  • Filtered data for natural gas combustion turbines.

    Visit Page

  • Filtered data for wood stokers.

    APPLICATION/OCTET-STREAM
    Visit Page

  • Piecewise-linear heat input fits.

    Visit Page

  • Time series broken out separately by plant type

    APPLICATION/OCTET-STREAM
    Visit Page

  • Corrected Heat Rates as CSV

    APPLICATION/OCTET-STREAM
    Visit Page

  • Piecewise fits

    APPLICATION/OCTET-STREAM
    Visit Page

  • Generic heat rate fits for all generator types.

    Visit Page

  • Generic values

    APPLICATION/OCTET-STREAM
    Visit Page

  • Polynomial heat rate fit data for all generator types.

    Visit Page

Find Related Datasets

Click any tag below to search for similar datasets

Complete Metadata
@type dcat:Dataset
accessLevel public
bureauCode 
                                            [
  "019:20"
]
contactPoint 
                                            {
  "fn": "Michael Rossol",
  "@type": "vcard:Contact",
  "hasEmail": "mailto:michael.rossol@nlr.gov"
}
dataQuality 
                                            true
description This submission contains cleaned and filtered data from the Environmental Protection Agency Clean Air Markets CAM database of thermal power plant operation and performance.
distribution 
                                            [
  {
    "@type": "dcat:Distribution",
    "title": "Filtered data for coal boilers without density filter. ",
    "format": " ",
    "accessURL": "https://data.nlr.gov/system/files/100/CEMS_2015-2016_Filtered-ND_Boiler_Coal_1.csv",
    "mediaType": "application/octet-stream",
    "description": "Filtered data for coal boilers without density filter. "
  },
  {
    "@type": "dcat:Distribution",
    "title": "Filtered data for diesel oil boilers without density filter.",
    "accessURL": "https://data.nlr.gov/system/files/100/CEMS_2015-2016_Filtered-ND_Boiler_Diesel_Oil.csv",
    "mediaType": "application/octet-stream",
    "description": "Filtered data for diesel oil boilers without density filter."
  },
  {
    "@type": "dcat:Distribution",
    "title": "Filtered data for natural gas boilers without density filter. ",
    "format": " ",
    "accessURL": "https://data.nlr.gov/system/files/100/CEMS_2015-2016_Filtered-ND_Boiler_Natural_Gas.csv",
    "mediaType": "application/octet-stream",
    "description": "Filtered data for natural gas boilers without density filter. "
  },
  {
    "@type": "dcat:Distribution",
    "title": "Filtered data for wood boilers without density filter.",
    "accessURL": "https://data.nlr.gov/system/files/100/CEMS_2015-2016_Filtered-ND_Boiler_Wood.csv",
    "mediaType": "application/octet-stream",
    "description": "Filtered data for wood boilers without density filter."
  },
  {
    "@type": "dcat:Distribution",
    "title": "Filtered data for combined cycle units. ",
    "format": " ",
    "accessURL": "https://data.nlr.gov/system/files/100/CEMS_2015-2016_Filtered-ND_Combined_Cycle.csv",
    "mediaType": "application/octet-stream",
    "description": "Filtered data for combined cycle units. "
  },
  {
    "@type": "dcat:Distribution",
    "title": "Filtered data for diesel oil combustion turbines without density filter. ",
    "format": " ",
    "accessURL": "https://data.nlr.gov/system/files/100/CEMS_2015-2016_Filtered-ND_Combustion_turbine_Diesel_Oil.csv",
    "mediaType": "application/octet-stream",
    "description": "Filtered data for diesel oil combustion turbines without density filter. "
  },
  {
    "@type": "dcat:Distribution",
    "title": "Filtered data for natural gas combustion turbine without density filter. ",
    "format": " ",
    "accessURL": "https://data.nlr.gov/system/files/100/CEMS_2015-2016_Filtered-ND_Combustion_turbine_Natural_Gas.csv",
    "mediaType": "application/octet-stream",
    "description": "Filtered data for natural gas combustion turbine without density filter. "
  },
  {
    "@type": "dcat:Distribution",
    "title": "Filtered data for wood stokers without density filter. ",
    "format": " ",
    "accessURL": "https://data.nlr.gov/system/files/100/CEMS_2015-2016_Filtered-ND_Stoker_Wood.csv",
    "mediaType": "application/octet-stream",
    "description": "Filtered data for wood stokers without density filter. "
  },
  {
    "@type": "dcat:Distribution",
    "title": "Filtered data for coal boilers. ",
    "format": " ",
    "accessURL": "https://data.nlr.gov/system/files/100/CEMS_2015-2016_Filtered_Boiler_Coal.csv",
    "mediaType": "application/octet-stream",
    "description": "Filtered data for coal boilers. "
  },
  {
    "@type": "dcat:Distribution",
    "title": "Filtered data for diesel oil boilers. ",
    "format": " ",
    "accessURL": "https://data.nlr.gov/system/files/100/CEMS_2015-2016_Filtered_Boiler_Diesel_Oil.csv",
    "mediaType": "application/octet-stream",
    "description": "Filtered data for diesel oil boilers. "
  },
  {
    "@type": "dcat:Distribution",
    "title": "Filtered data for natural gas boilers.",
    "accessURL": "https://data.nlr.gov/system/files/100/CEMS_2015-2016_Filtered_Boiler_Natural_Gas.csv",
    "mediaType": "application/octet-stream",
    "description": "Filtered data for natural gas boilers."
  },
  {
    "@type": "dcat:Distribution",
    "title": "Filtered data for wood boilers.",
    "accessURL": "https://data.nlr.gov/system/files/100/CEMS_2015-2016_Filtered_Boiler_Wood.csv",
    "mediaType": "application/octet-stream",
    "description": "Filtered data for wood boilers."
  },
  {
    "@type": "dcat:Distribution",
    "title": "Filtered data for diesel oil combustion turbines.",
    "accessURL": "https://data.nlr.gov/system/files/100/CEMS_2015-2016_Filtered_Combustion_turbine_Diesel_Oil.csv",
    "mediaType": "application/octet-stream",
    "description": "Filtered data for diesel oil combustion turbines."
  },
  {
    "@type": "dcat:Distribution",
    "title": "Filtered data for natural gas combustion turbines. ",
    "format": " ",
    "accessURL": "https://data.nlr.gov/system/files/100/CEMS_2015-2016_Filtered_Combustion_turbine_Natural_Gas.csv",
    "mediaType": "application/octet-stream",
    "description": "Filtered data for natural gas combustion turbines. "
  },
  {
    "@type": "dcat:Distribution",
    "title": "Filtered data for wood stokers.",
    "accessURL": "https://data.nlr.gov/system/files/100/CEMS_2015-2016_Filtered_Stoker_Wood.csv",
    "mediaType": "application/octet-stream",
    "description": "Filtered data for wood stokers."
  },
  {
    "@type": "dcat:Distribution",
    "title": "Piecewise-linear heat input fits. ",
    "format": " ",
    "accessURL": "https://data.nlr.gov/system/files/100/CEMS_2015-2016_Piecewise_Fits.csv",
    "mediaType": "application/octet-stream",
    "description": "Piecewise-linear heat input fits. "
  },
  {
    "@type": "dcat:Distribution",
    "title": "Time series broken out separately by plant type",
    "accessURL": "https://data.nlr.gov/system/files/100/CEMS_2016-2017_Filtered.zip",
    "mediaType": "application/octet-stream",
    "description": "Time series broken out separately by plant type"
  },
  {
    "@type": "dcat:Distribution",
    "title": "Corrected Heat Rates as CSV",
    "accessURL": "https://data.nlr.gov/system/files/100/CEMS_2016-2017_Heat_Rates.zip",
    "mediaType": "application/octet-stream",
    "description": "Corrected Heat Rates as CSV"
  },
  {
    "@type": "dcat:Distribution",
    "title": "Piecewise fits",
    "accessURL": "https://data.nlr.gov/system/files/100/CEMS_2016-2017_Piecewise_Fits.zip",
    "mediaType": "application/octet-stream",
    "description": "Piecewise fits"
  },
  {
    "@type": "dcat:Distribution",
    "title": "Generic heat rate fits for all generator types. ",
    "format": " ",
    "accessURL": "https://data.nlr.gov/system/files/100/CEMS_Generic_Heat_Rates.zip",
    "mediaType": "application/octet-stream",
    "description": "Generic heat rate fits for all generator types. "
  },
  {
    "@type": "dcat:Distribution",
    "title": "Generic values",
    "accessURL": "https://data.nlr.gov/system/files/100/CEMS_Generic_Heat_Rates.zip",
    "mediaType": "application/octet-stream",
    "description": "Generic values"
  },
  {
    "@type": "dcat:Distribution",
    "title": "Polynomial heat rate fit data for all generator types. ",
    "format": " ",
    "accessURL": "https://data.nlr.gov/system/files/100/CEMS_Heat_Rates_2015-2016.csv",
    "mediaType": "application/octet-stream",
    "description": "Polynomial heat rate fit data for all generator types. "
  }
]
identifier https://data.openei.org/submissions/8184
issued 2018-12-05T22:09:09Z
keyword 
                                            [
  "boiler",
  "coal",
  "combustion",
  "diesel",
  "heat rate",
  "natural gas",
  "oil",
  "part load",
  "thermal performance",
  "thermal plant",
  "turbine",
  "wood"
]
landingPage https://data.nlr.gov/submissions/100
license https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
modified 2026-03-12T18:10:31Z
programCode 
                                            [
  "019:000"
]
projectNumber GO28308
projectTitle North American Renewable Integration Study
publisher 
                                            {
  "name": "National Renewable Energy Laboratory",
  "@type": "org:Organization"
}
title A National Thermal Generator Performance Database

data.gov

An official website of the GSA's Technology Transformation Services

Looking for U.S. government information and services?
Visit USA.gov