Transparency
Real, public data from sources like the EIA, EPA, USGS, and OpenStreetMap, with every number traced back to where it came from.
Built for the Congressional App Challenge
Every project casts a halo.
Data centers, transmission lines, substations, and solar farms are reshaping neighborhoods across America. GridHalo puts them on one map and explains what each one means for your power, water, air, and jobs.
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- Data center power
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- Renewable capacity
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Our mission
Make the infrastructure behind the internet understandable to everyone it affects.
Big energy and data projects are usually decided in hearings most residents never hear about, with data spread across dozens of government agencies. GridHalo brings that public information together so anyone can see what is being built near them and speak up while it still matters.
Understanding
The Halo Score turns complicated impact data into a single, explainable rating for each project's effect on its community.
Civic voice
Follow projects, track public-comment and hearing dates, and discuss what is happening with your neighbors.
How to use GridHalo
From your address to informed action in minutes.
Everything lives in the sidebar of the app. Here is what each tab does.
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Map Explore the landscape
Browse every tracked project on an interactive map. Filter by data centers, transmission, substations, or renewables, and click any marker for details.
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Near Me Find what's close to home
Enter your address or just a ZIP code and choose a radius to see which projects are near you and how far away they are.
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Halo Read the Halo Score
See how each project scores on water, emissions, jobs, and nearby schools and hospitals, and which factors pushed the score up or down.
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AI Ask in plain English
Ask the AI advisor questions like "How much power do these data centers use?" and get answers grounded in the project data.
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Community Join the conversation
Post concerns, questions, or support about a project, tag topics like noise, water, or traffic, and reply to your neighbors.
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Alerts Never miss a hearing
Follow the projects you care about and keep their public-comment deadlines and hearing dates in one place.
Meet the team
Built by a team that wants communities to have a say.
Avee Chahal
Co-founder & Engineer
High schooler at Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology (TJHSST).
Nitin Gogineni
Co-founder & Engineer
High schooler at Rock Ridge High School.
Pranay Pasupuleeti
Co-founder & Engineer
High schooler at Academies of Loudoun and Rock Ridge High School.
Vibhav Mamidipudi
Co-founder & Engineer
High schooler at Rock Ridge High School.
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It's free, it runs on public data, and no account is needed.
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