About the Energy Security Index

What is this?

The Energy Security Index is an interactive dashboard tracking the state of American energy security across production mix, trade balance, pricing, and volatility. It provides a unified view of how the U.S. produces, consumes, imports, and prices energy — updated monthly from official government data.

What does it cover?

  • Gas Prices — Retail gasoline and diesel prices at the national, regional (PADD), state, and city level with weekly and monthly trends.
  • Energy Prices — Residential, commercial, and industrial electricity prices mapped across all 50 states with cross-sector comparisons.
  • Energy Mix — How U.S. energy production and consumption breaks down across petroleum, natural gas, coal, nuclear, and renewables over time.
  • Trade & Imports — Net imports vs. domestic production, tracking the trajectory toward energy independence.
  • Price Volatility — Historical price trends and volatility metrics for crude oil, natural gas, coal, and electricity.

Data sources

All data comes from the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) Open Data API (v2). The EIA is a principal agency of the U.S. Federal Statistical System responsible for collecting, analyzing, and disseminating energy information. Data is ingested monthly and stored locally for fast access.

Limitations

  • EIA data has inherent reporting lags — monthly data typically arrives 2-3 months after the reporting period.
  • Gas price data is available for only 9 individual states; remaining states use PADD regional averages as approximations.
  • Energy values are converted from Trillion BTU to Quads and approximate native unit equivalents (barrels, TCF, etc.) using standard conversion factors, which may not reflect exact real-world variability in fuel energy content.
  • This dashboard is informational only and does not constitute financial, investment, or energy policy advice.

Who built this?

Built by Caleb Osemobor, a Georgetown University graduate with a background in accounting, finance, and corporate development. The Energy Security Index is part of a series of data projects including HAM (Housing Affordability Map) and HEO (Higher Education Outcomes).