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Mapping Wind Turbines

R
energy
mapping
leaflet
energy
For day 1 (points) of the 30 Day Map Challenge, I decided to map locations of wind turbines in Iowa using data from the US Wind Turbine Database (USWTDB). I drove through…
Nov 6, 2024
Andy Pickering

Exploring USGS Stream Gauge Data in North Carolina During Hurricane Helene Using R

R
leaflet
mapping
weather
This post shows some examples of how to find and visualize USGS stream gauge data using R. The {dataRetrieval} package (DeCicco et al. 2024) is used to find and download…
Nov 6, 2024
Andy Pickering

 

Using snippets in RStudio

R
Rstudio
This post is about using snippets, a really handy feature in Rstudio that can help you save time and cut down on repetitive coding. Despite using Rstudio for over 10 years…
Oct 7, 2024
Andy Pickering

Analyzing Data on The Urban Heat Island Effect in Denver with R

R
leaflet
mapping
geospatial
climate
I’ve been working recently on analyzing access to cooling centers in the context of more common heat waves due to climate change. I was interested in finding some data on…
Aug 23, 2024
Andy Pickering

Analyzing the Distribution of Denver Cooling Centers

R
leaflet
mapping
geospatial
The heat wave in Colorado a few weeks ago motivated me to think about access to air conditioning for people who cannot afford it at their own home or apartment. During heat…
Aug 14, 2024
Andy Pickering

Mapping Colorado Wildfire Perimeters with R

R
leaflet
mapping
geospatial
In this blog post I’ll show how you can use R to map and analyze spatial data on wildfires in the US and in Colorado, using packages like {sf} and {leaflet}. As I write…
Aug 4, 2024
Andy Pickering

Using Isodistance to Find EV Charging Stations Within Range

R
geospatial
mapping
EV
leaflet
An important transportation analysis problem is determining the maximum possible geographic area that can be reached from a given point with a limited vehicle range. This…
Jul 19, 2024
Andy Pickering

rgridstatus: A R Package to Retrieve Energy Data from the GridStatus API

R
API
energy
package development
rgridstatus is a R API wrapper for the GridStatus.io API, which provides data on the US electrical grid.
May 13, 2024
Andy Pickering

emberr: A R Package to Retrieve Global Energy and Emissions Data from the Ember API

R
API
energy
package development
Ember is “an independent energy think tank that aims to accelerate the clean energy transition with data and policy”. I have used some of their data (downloaded as csv files…
May 8, 2024
Andy Pickering

rcoagmet: A R package to retrieve CoAgMet weather station data

R
API
weather
package development
On a recent stormy day in Colorado, I decided to search for what local weather data was available. I came across the CoAgMet network of weather stations, and was excited to…
May 7, 2024
Andy Pickering

How Did the Solar Eclipse Effect the Electric Grid?

R
visualization
energy
API
I was interested in looking at the effect of the recent April 8, 2024 solar eclipse on the electrical grid, especially given the large amount of solar generation added to…
Apr 12, 2024
Andy Pickering

How has time-of-use pricing affected our home electricity use?

EV
R
visualization
energy
Time of Use (TOU) electricity pricing can shift customer usage patterns and help manage supply-demand imbalances
Feb 28, 2024
Andy Pickering

Analyzing Trends in Heating and Cooling Degree days using R

energy
R
weather
climate
Degree days are useful as a measure of building heating and cooling demands. A degree day is calculated as the difference between the average temperature (the average of the…
Dec 12, 2023
Andy Pickering

Trends in US Electricity Generation and CO2 Emissions

energy
R
visualization
In this analysis I will look at trends in US electricity generation and associated CO2 emissions, using a nice data set available from Ember. Ember provides monthly and…
Nov 19, 2023
Andy Pickering

Mapping the Number of EV Charging Stations by County in Colorado Using R

EV
R
visualization
mapping
API
As you may know from a previous post I am interested in electric-vehicle (EV) trends and the transition to a more electrified transportation fleet. I wanted to do some…
Aug 1, 2023
Andy Pickering

Calculating State Electricity Generation By Fuel Type using R

energy
EIA
R
visualization
API
Electricity generation is a major source of carbon emissions, and transitioning to cleaner and/or renewable sources of power generation is important to lowering greenhouse…
Jul 14, 2023
Andy Pickering

Mapping Severe Thunderstorm Outlook in R using Leaflet

weather
R
visualization
mapping
geospatial
leaflet
Living on the Colorado front range in summer means dealing with a chance of thunderstorms almost every afternoon, some of which can become severe.
Jun 29, 2023
Andy Pickering

EV Charging Stations Analysis

energy
EV
R
visualization
API
Recently I’ve been interested in analyzing trends in electric vehicle (EV) charging stations, using data from the Alternative Fuels Data Center’s Alternative Fuel Stations da…
Jun 20, 2023
Andy Pickering

Tidy Tuesday Energy Analysis

energy
TidyTuesday
R
visualization
In this document I’ll analyze and visualize some energy data that were the focus of Tidy Tuesday 2023 week 23. The data comes from Our World In Data and the full data set is…
Jun 17, 2023
Andy Pickering

 

Welcome To My Blog

news
Welcome to my (new) data science portfolio and blog, made with Quarto and RStudio.
Jun 14, 2023
Andy Pickering, Andy Pickering
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