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Hourly Energy & Price Forecasts for Spain
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This dataset provides granular hourly energy and weather data for Spain, covering electrical demand, generation by type, and prices over a four-year period from 2015 to 2018. It is specifically designed to support advanced analytics and machine learning applications in the energy sector, particularly for forecasting in energy markets, which is a crucial area for the transition to a renewable-based electrical infrastructure. A unique aspect of this dataset is its inclusion of hourly electrical consumption and corresponding forecasts from the Transmission System Operator (TSO), enabling users to benchmark their prospective forecasting models against existing industry standards.
Columns
- time: Datetime index localised to Central European Time (CET).
- generation biomass: Biomass generation in Megawatts (MW).
- generation fossil brown coal/lignite: Brown coal/lignite generation in MW.
- generation fossil coal-derived gas: Coal gas generation in MW. Note: This column is present but contains no data (100% missing values).
- generation fossil gas: Gas generation in MW.
- generation fossil hard coal: Hard coal generation in MW.
- generation fossil oil: Oil generation in MW.
- generation fossil oil shale: Shale oil generation in MW. Note: This column is present but contains no data (100% missing values).
- generation fossil peat: Peat generation in MW. Note: This column is present but contains no data (100% missing values).
- generation geothermal: Geothermal generation in MW. Note: This column is present but contains no data (100% missing values).
- generation hydro pumped storage aggregated: Hydro pumped storage (aggregated) generation in MW. Note: This column is present but contains no data (100% missing values).
- generation hydro pumped storage consumption: Hydro pumped storage (consumption) generation in MW.
- generation hydro run-of-river and poundage: Hydro run-of-river and poundage generation in MW.
- generation hydro water reservoir: Hydro water reservoir generation in MW.
- generation marine: Marine energy generation in MW. Note: This column is present but contains no data (100% missing values).
- generation nuclear: Nuclear generation in MW.
- generation other: Other generation sources in MW.
- generation other renewable: Other renewable generation in MW.
- generation solar: Solar generation in MW.
- generation waste: Waste generation in MW.
- generation wind offshore: Wind offshore generation in MW. Note: This column is present but contains no data (100% missing values).
- generation wind onshore: Wind onshore generation in MW.
- forecast solar day ahead: Forecasted solar generation.
- forecast wind offshore eday ahead: Forecasted offshore wind generation. Note: This column is present but contains no data (100% missing values).
- forecast wind onshore day ahead: Forecasted onshore wind generation.
- total load forecast: Forecasted electrical demand.
- total load actual: Actual electrical demand.
- price day ahead: Forecasted price in EUR/MWh.
- price actual: Actual price in EUR/MWh.
Distribution
The dataset is provided in CSV format and has a file size of 6.27 MB. It contains hourly data, with approximately 35,100 records spanning a four-year period.
Usage
This dataset is ideal for:
- Developing and evaluating machine learning and deep learning models for energy market forecasting.
- Benchmarking new forecasting algorithms against the current state-of-the-art forecasts used in the industry.
- Analysing patterns in electrical demand and generation to visualise load and marginal supply curves.
- Researching and predicting electrical prices and demand on an hour-by-hour basis.
- Identifying trends and relationships between different energy generation sources and overall load.
- Exploring the impact of various factors on the electrical grid, such as which generation sources are activated on the load curve.
Coverage
The dataset covers Spain and includes hourly data from 1st January 2015 to 1st January 2019. The consumption and generation data were retrieved from ENTSOE, a public portal for Transmission System Operator (TSO) data, while settlement prices were obtained from the Spanish TSO Red Electric España. While the context mentions weather data, the provided column descriptions do not include specific weather measurements.
License
CC0: Public Domain
Who Can Use It
- Data scientists and machine learning engineers focused on energy analytics and forecasting.
- Energy market analysts seeking to understand and predict electricity demand, generation, and pricing trends in Spain.
- Researchers in renewable energy and smart grids.
- Students and academics working on energy systems and time-series forecasting projects.
- Utilities and grid operators interested in advanced demand and supply modelling.
Dataset Name Suggestions
- Spain Hourly Energy Market Data
- Spanish Electricity Demand & Generation
- Spain Power Grid Performance
- Hourly Energy & Price Forecasts for Spain
- Spanish Renewable Energy Trends
Attributes
Original Data Source: Hourly Energy & Price Forecasts for Spain
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