U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

NYC Energy System Optimization Model (COMET)

Name: NYC Energy System Optimization Model (COMET)
Creator: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

Projections for New York City's energy system from the EPA's COMET model, identifying the least-cost mix of technologies and fuels to meet projected demands from 2010 to 2055. Each record includes the city, state, and a business name associated with a specific component of the energy system model.

Example records

Namebrand	Cityaddress	Stateaddress	Unnamed: 3product	Unnamed: 4chemical	Unnamed: 5classification	Unnamed: 6quantity
Wisconsin Rapids Mill	Wisconsin Rapids	WI	Power Boiler 2 - B20	Coal	Stoker/Sloped Grate/Other	77
Wisconsin Rapids Mill	Wisconsin Rapids	WI	Power Boiler 1 - B21	Coal	Stoker/Sloped Grate/Other	67.1
Weyerhaeuser, Raymond	Raymond	WA	Hog Fuel Boiler EU1	Biomass	Dutch Oven/Pile Burner	59.9

Use cases

Industrial Emissions Liability Underwriting

An environmental insurance underwriter evaluating a policy for an industrial facility cross-references the fuel types and combustion technologies in use at that site to estimate emissions exposure, regulatory risk, and potential remediation liability before setting coverage terms.

NameCityStateUnnamed: 4Unnamed: 5

Coal-Dependent Facility Identification for ESG Screening

An ESG analyst at an asset manager building a negative-screening list identifies industrial operators still running coal-fired boiler units, then maps those operators to portfolio holdings or loan books to flag transition risk ahead of a fund review.

NameStateUnnamed: 4Unnamed: 3

Vendor Due Diligence for Energy Equipment Suppliers

A procurement team at a utility or energy services company audits which combustion technologies are deployed across industrial customers in a target region, using equipment type and fuel data to prioritize retrofit sales outreach to facilities running older or less efficient systems.

NameCityStateUnnamed: 5Unnamed: 6