Unique ID: 2015013
| Division: | Coordination administrative & big data |
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| Issue Date: | February 13th 2019 |
| Last modified: | February 22nd 2019 |
Feasibility study on the use of smart meters: using electricity, gas and water smart meter data for energy and environmental statistics
Using electricity, gas and water smart meter data for energy and environmental statistics
Explore the possibility of using electricity and gas and water smart meter data for energy, environment and other statistics (e.g. non-occupancy rates, household consumption). As smart meters are not yet widespread (but expected to become so in the near future), the study will be an intermediate step and also focus on using 'dumb meter' data available from distributor companies (many customers already input meter readings online).
Project Objective:
Exploration, Pilot intended to go to production to supplement existing data, Pilot intended to go to production to improve timeliness, Pilot intended to go to production to replace existing data
Project Outcomes:
Real-time low-effort statistics on energy consumption, and collaterally on social and economic phenomena like household consumption, non-occupancy etc. (where at this moment we have no timely or detailed information on)
Statistical Area
Economic and financial, Energy, Demographic and social, Environmental statistics
Project Sources
| Type Of Institution: | National statistical office |
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| Big Data Source: | Smart meter electricity data |
| Region: | Europe & Central Asia |
| Country Area: | Belgium |
| Id Country Regional: | country |
Partnerships
| Other Partners: | Government institute, Other |
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| Partnership Comments: | Electricity, gas and water companies. Government institute: Energy Administration of the Ministry of Economy (to which Statistics Belgium also belongs) and the energy regulatory bodies of Flanders, Wallonia and Brussels (energy and water distribution being an exclusively regional competency). |
Accessing Data
| Data Access Rights: | Only for this project |
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| Intermediary Comments: | Not yet known, but quite likely Energy administration of Ministry of Economy and possibly actors at the level of the regions Flanders, Wallonia and Brussels. |
Data Coverage
| Data Coverage: | All available data |
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| Coverage Geo Pop: | Whole country / high % of market |
| Cost Comments: | Not yet known, but probably free. |
| Coverage Geo Comments: | Because the energy and water distribution competency is regional, geographic asymmetries in coverage may occur. |
| Coverage Period: | Not yet known, but probably going back in time considerably, at least in principle. |
Data Quality
| Quality Aspects Evaluated: | Completeness, Usability, Time Factors, Institutional/Business Environment, Accuracy, including selectivity |
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| Validation Comments: | Not yet known. |
| Data Quality Concerns Comments: | Close contact with data owners (energy and water distributors and regulators in each of the three regions: Flanders, Wallonia and Brussels). |
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Methodology
| Methods Comments: | Not yet determined. |
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Technologies
| Technologies Comments: | Not yet known. |
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Other
| Income Level: | High-income |
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| Iso: | BE |
| Timeframe To Produce Indicator: | NA |