Data and Tools

Download the AVERT Main Module

Download the AVERT Main Module workbook here.

Download AVERT

Download the AVERT Main Module workbook.

AVERT Tutorial: Information Needed for Analysis

Outlines the information you will need to estimate displaced emissions using AVERT. Refer to this guide before starting.

Other Power Sector Resources and Tools

AVERT Tutorial: Run Displacement

Learn what you need to run the displaced generation and emission calculation so that AVERT can calculate hourly displaced generation and emissions for EGU.

AVERT Tutorial: Getting Started – Open Workbook and Enable Macros

Provides information about getting started with AVERT: opening the workbook and enabling macros.

AVERT Tutorial: Overview

Provides an overview of AVERT and how it can be used to estimate emissions impacts of EE/RE programs in the continental United States.

AVERT Statistical Module Operation

Learn how to use the Statistical Module of the AVoided Emissions and geneRation Tool (AVERT) to process raw CAMD data to determine behavioral characteristics of fossil-fired EGU.

Publications That Cite AVERT

Summary of published papers or studies that have analyzed EPA's AVERT tool or used it for modeling.

AVERT is a flexible modeling framework with a simple user interface designed specifically to meet the needs of state air quality planners and other interested stakeholders. Use this guide to get started.

Fact Sheet for Decision Makers

Find a description of the Avoided Emissions and geneRation Tool (AVERT), which helps evaluate county-level emissions displaced by energy efficiency and renewable energy policies and programs.

AVERT Overview and Step-by-Step Instructions

AVERT’s Main Module simulates the hourly changes in generation and air emissions (NOx, SO2, and CO2) at EGU resulting from EE/RE policies and programs.