CommonGrid

About CommonGrid

The open-source energy infrastructure dataset

CommonGrid is the open-source energy infrastructure dataset built by Texture. It exists because the data that powers America’s energy system shouldn’t be this hard to find.

Utility territories are buried in PDFs. Rate structures are scattered across regulatory filings. Grid operator boundaries? Nobody agrees on those. If you’ve ever tried to answer a simple question like “which utility serves this address?” — you know the pain.

Texture spent years pulling data from EIA, NOAA, HIFLD, FERC, and hundreds of public sources to build the most comprehensive energy infrastructure dataset available. Now we’re open-sourcing it: browse it, build on it, contribute back.

What's in CommonGrid

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Grid Operators
3,132
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Power Plants
15,082
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Transmission Lines
52,000+
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EV Charging Stations
85,425
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Pricing Nodes
4,065
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Territory Boundaries
3,000+ GeoJSON
Browse Grid Operators →Browse Transmission Lines →Browse Power Plants →Browse EV Charging →Explore Map →View on GitHub →

Data Sources

EIA-860
Annual Electric Generator Report — 15,082 power plants, generator details, fuel types, and capacity data
EIA-861
Annual electric power industry report — utility ownership, customers, sales, and revenue data
HIFLD
Homeland Infrastructure Foundation-Level Data — electric service territory boundaries and 52,000+ transmission line segments
DOE AFDC
Alternative Fuels Data Center — 85,000+ US EV charging stations with network, connector, and access data. Updated weekly.
CEC
California Energy Commission — CCA territory data and California-specific utility information
CAISO OASIS
California ISO Open Access Same-time Information System — pricing node definitions and wholesale market reference data
ISO/RTO Public Data
Public pricing node, zone, and hub data from CAISO, PJM, ERCOT, MISO, NYISO, ISO-NE, and SPP
FERC
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission — ISO/RTO boundaries and wholesale market data
State PUC Records
State Public Utility Commission filings — rate structures and regulatory data

Status

Early AccessActively growing

CommonGrid is under active development. We’re continuously adding new data sources, improving data quality, and expanding coverage. Contributions are welcome — whether that’s reporting data issues, adding new sources, or improving the explorer.

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