The SERL Observatory Dataset: Longitudinal Smart Meter Electricity and Gas Data, Survey, EPC and Climate Data for Over 13,000 GB Households

Webborn, Ellen; Few, Jessica; McKenna, Eoghan; Elam, Simon; Pullinger, Martin; Anderson, Ben; Shipworth, David; Oreszczyn, Tadj

doi:10.20944/preprints202109.0370.v1

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“…Two surveys were used for this study -the initial survey given to SERL participants at sign up and the 2023 SERL Energy Survey; available under 'Data Documentation' in [55] and documented in [56]. The 2023 study contains the most up-to-date information and focuses on questions relating to the cost-of-living crisis and therefore was the main source of contextual information.…”

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Winter demand falls as fuel bills rise: Understanding the energy impacts of the cost-of-living crisis on British households

Zapata-Webborn,

Hanmer,

Oreszczyn

et al. 2023

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In October 2022 British households entered a heating season amidst a cost-of-living crisis and exceptionally high electricity and gas prices, squeezing household incomes and increasing rates of fuel poverty. This study analyses electricity and gas consumption in 5594 households from October 2022 – March 2023 using XGBoost counterfactual models trained on the same period in the previous winter. With survey data collected in early 2023 we investigate how consumption reduction correlates with energy-saving actions, household and dwelling characteristics, and indicators of underheating and fuel poverty.Our analysis showed that on average electricity consumption was 8.4% lower and gas consumption 10.8% lower than the previous winter (accounting for weather), saving consumers around £29/month. Despite this and a government subsidy, energy bills were still around £34/month higher than the previous winter (£158/month (median); £500/month (95th percentile)); price elasticity was -0.10 for electricity and -0.07 for gas consumption. Those in the top 20% of consumption reducers reported making much bigger changes to their heating practices, in particular heating homes for fewer hours than before and turning their thermostat down lower. We find evidence of greater fuel poverty and underheating among the greatest energy reducers, with implications for policy to better support the most vulnerable.

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Winter demand falls as fuel bills rise: Understanding the energy impacts of the cost-of-living crisis on British households

Zapata-Webborn,

Hanmer,

Oreszczyn

et al. 2023

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“…The Smart Energy Research Lab (SERL) Observatory dataset is described in (Webborn, et al, 2021), and consists of half hourly and daily smart meter electricity and gas data, household survey responses, public Energy Performance Certificate (EPC) data, and climate data. The analysis presented in this report utilised a sample of around 1000 homes within the observatory which were suitable for the planned analysis.…”

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“…All data used in paper are secondary datasets. National Grid data as used for the GB Building Stock dataset can be accessed at (ESO, 2023), and details of how to apply for access to the SERL Observatory used for the Residential Buildings dataset are in (Webborn, et al, 2021). The Residential Boilers dataset cannot be shared.…”

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“…The analyses of the datasets are here named GB Building Stock; Residential Buildings; and Besidential Boilers for simplicity. GB Building Stock analysis used National Grid gas and electricity data (ESO, 2023) aggregated across domestic and non-domestic buildings; Residential Building analysis used data from ~1000 homes which are part of the SERL Observatory (Webborn, et al, 2021); and Residential Boilers analysis used data from ~24,000 homes with a UK boiler maintenance service contract (total ~150,000).…”

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Building energy use in COVID-19 lockdowns: did much change?

Hollick,

Humphrey,

Oreszczyn

et al. 2023

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The UK national lockdowns introduced to prevent the spread of COVID-19 had huge impacts on daily lives, as people were largely confined to their homes. It could be expected that residential energy use would drastically increase while non-residential decreased, however the picture is not so clear. In this paper three complementary datasets on different scales are used to explore changes in building energy use during two national lockdowns (spring 2020 and winter 2021): the complete building stock of Great Britain, a sample of ~1000 residential buildings, and a sample of ~24,000 residential boilers. Energy signature analysis was used for the building data to estimate the changes in energy consumption for space heating and otherwise, with the boiler data able to separate space and water heating and explore changes in these. In the 2020 lockdown residential energy consumption for water heating and appliances increased, with decreased use for heating, resulting in a reduction in total energy use during the heating season. In the 2021 lockdown total energy consumption changed little, however a decrease in the use of gas space heating was observed. These residential changes counteracted any non-domestic changes, resulting in little difference in national energy consumption.

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The SERL Observatory Dataset: Longitudinal Smart Meter Electricity and Gas Data, Survey, EPC and Climate Data for Over 13,000 GB Households

Cited by 2 publications

References 9 publications

Winter demand falls as fuel bills rise: Understanding the energy impacts of the cost-of-living crisis on British households

Winter demand falls as fuel bills rise: Understanding the energy impacts of the cost-of-living crisis on British households

Building energy use in COVID-19 lockdowns: did much change?

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