Smart Energy Research Lab Observatory Data, 2019-2024: Secure Access

<P>Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.</P><br><p>
<p>The Smart Energy Research Lab (SERL) delivers a unique energy data resource to the UK research community that enables a broad range of multi-disciplinary, socio-technical research relating to energy consumption in domestic buildings.</p>
<p><span>The SERL Observatory is transforming Great Britain's energy research through the long-term provision of high quality, high-resolution energy data that provides a reliable evidence base for intervention, observational and longitudinal studies across the socio-technical spectrum.</span><br>
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<p>The goals of&nbsp;the Smart Energy Research Lab are to provide:</p>
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<li>A trusted data resource for researchers to utilise large-scale, high-resolution energy data
</li><li>An effective mechanism for collecting and linking energy data with other contextual data</li><li>High quality data management to ensure fit-for-purpose data are provisioned to researchers</li></ul>
<p>Participant recruitment began in August 2019. Approximately 1,700 participants were recruited from central and southern England and from Wales as part of a pilot study that tested different recruitment strategies. The second recruitment wave took place in August-September 2020, and the third wave at the start of 2021. SERL recruited over 13,000 households which are regionally representative across England, Scotland and Wales. Recruitment is also designed to be representative of each Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) quintile; an area-based relative measure of deprivation.</p>
<p>For the latest edition (released in May 2024), all SERL data up to and including 31st December 2023 were made available. Users should note that this is the 6th edition of SERL data that has been released, though the citation may refer to the 7th edition.</p>
<p>All code provided with the data is now managed on the <a href="https://github.com/smartEnergyResearchLab">
SERL GitHub</a> website.</p>
<p>Smart meter data:</p>
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<li>Daily and half-hourly energy (electricity and gas) consumption data</li><li>Tariff data</li><li>Additional smart meter technical data</li></ul>
<p>Contextual data:</p>
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<li>SERL survey (initial) completed by participant households on sign-up providing data on household information and building characteristics.</li><li>Energy Performance Certificate (EPC) data</li><li>Weather data</li><li>SERL Covid-19 survey: sent to wave 1 participants in May 2020 to understand their circumstances during the first lockdown</li><li>SERL survey (Follow-up 2023): sent to all active participants in early 2023 to investigate the impact of rapidly rising energy costs in 2022/2023</li></ul>
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<p>SERL data will be updated and made available to researchers on a quarterly basis. SERL is an evolving data resource and thus new editions of the data might include:</p>
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<li>additional records – more smart meter data, since the previous edition</li><li>additional participants – more participants recruited since the previous release</li><li>additional variables – where new variables become available to SERL</li></ul>
<p>Further information about SERL can be found on&nbsp;<a href="https://serl.ac.uk/" target="_blank">serl.ac.uk</a> and in the associated documentation. The 'Key Documents' section of the SERL website, which links to all publications that use SERL data, can be found at <a href="http://serl.ac.uk/key-documents">serl.ac.uk/key-documents</a>. If you do not see your SERL-data publication listed, please contact the SERL team via [e-mail].<br>
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For the European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts (ECMWF) ERA5 data users&nbsp;should note<span>&nbsp;</span>that neither the European Commission nor the European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts will be held responsible for any use that may be made of the<a href="https://apps.ecmwf.int/datasets/licences/copernicus/">&nbsp;Copernicus information</a>&nbsp;or data it contains.<span>&nbsp;</span>The&nbsp;Energy Performance of Buildings Data is also included and users must read and abide<span>&nbsp;</span>by the&nbsp;<a href="https://epc.opendatacommunities.org/docs/copyright">Copyright Information Notice</a>, provided by the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, that covers the use of Royal Mail information and non-address data provided under the&nbsp;<a href="http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/">Open Government Licence v3.0</a>.</p><p>For the latest edition (released in November 2024), all SERL smart meter and climate data have been updated to June 2024. Users should note that this is the 7th edition of SERL data that has been released, though the citation may refer to the 8th edition.
</p><br><B>Main Topics</B>:<BR><br><p><span>The SERL Observatory panel provides data primarily relating to energy demand and consumption in domestic buildings in Great Britain.</span></p>

<P>摘要版权归英国数据服务（UK Data Service）及数据收集版权所有者所有。</P><br><p>
<p>智能能源研究实验室（Smart Energy Research Lab，SERL）为英国研究界提供独特的能源数据资源，支持跨学科、社会技术领域中与家庭建筑能源消耗相关的广泛研究。</p>
<p><span>SERL观测站通过长期提供高质量、高分辨率的能源数据，为英国能源研究带来变革，这些数据为社会技术领域的干预研究、观测研究和纵向研究提供了可靠的证据基础。</span><br>
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<p>智能能源研究实验室的目标是提供：</p>
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<li>为研究人员提供可信赖的数据资源，以利用大规模、高分辨率的能源数据
</li><li>收集能源数据并将其与其他上下文数据关联的有效机制</li><li>高质量的数据管理，确保向研究人员提供符合用途的数据</li></ul>
<p>参与者招募始于2019年8月。作为测试不同招募策略的试点研究的一部分，约1700名参与者来自英格兰中部和南部以及威尔士。第二波招募于2020年8月至9月进行，第三波招募于2021年初开始。SERL招募了超过13000户家庭，这些家庭在英格兰、苏格兰和威尔士具有区域代表性。招募还旨在代表多重剥夺指数（Index of Multiple Deprivation，IMD）的每个五分位数——这是一种基于区域的相对剥夺衡量标准。</p>
<p>关于2024年5月发布的最新版本，所有截至并包括2023年12月31日的SERL数据均已开放获取。用户需注意，这是已发布的第6版SERL数据，但引用时可能会提及第7版。</p>
<p>随数据提供的所有代码现由<a href="https://github.com/smartEnergyResearchLab">
SERL GitHub</a>网站管理。</p>
<p>智能电表数据：</p>
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<li>每日及半小时级别的能源（电力和天然气）消耗数据</li><li>电价数据</li><li>其他智能电表技术数据</li></ul>
<p>上下文数据：</p>
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<li>SERL初始调查：参与者家庭在注册时完成，提供家庭信息和建筑特征数据。</li><li>能源性能证书（Energy Performance Certificate，EPC）数据</li><li>天气数据</li><li>SERL新冠疫情调查：2020年5月发送给第一波参与者，以了解他们在首次封锁期间的情况</li><li>SERL 2023年随访调查：2023年初发送给所有活跃参与者，以研究2022/2023年能源成本快速上涨的影响</li></ul>
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<p>SERL数据将按季度更新并向研究人员开放。SERL是一个不断发展的数据资源，因此新版本可能包含：</p>
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<li>新增记录：自上一版本以来的更多智能电表数据</li><li>新增参与者：自上一版本发布以来招募的更多参与者</li><li>新增变量：SERL可获取的新变量</li></ul>
<p>关于SERL的更多信息可在<a href="https://serl.ac.uk/" target="_blank">serl.ac.uk</a>及其相关文档中找到。SERL网站的“关键文档”部分链接了所有使用SERL数据的出版物，可通过<a href="http://serl.ac.uk/key-documents">serl.ac.uk/key-documents</a>访问。如果您的SERL数据相关出版物未被列出，请通过[e-mail]联系SERL团队。<br>
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对于欧洲中期天气预报中心（European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts，ECMWF）的ERA5数据，用户需注意<span>&nbsp;</span>：欧洲委员会及欧洲中期天气预报中心均不对哥白尼信息或其包含数据的任何使用承担责任。<span>&nbsp;</span>此外，数据中还包含建筑能源性能数据，用户必须阅读并遵守由升级、住房和社区部（Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities）提供的《版权信息通知》，该通知涵盖了根据《开放政府许可证v3.0》（Open Government Licence v3.0）提供的皇家邮政信息和非地址数据的使用规则。</p><p>关于2024年11月发布的最新版本，所有SERL智能电表和气候数据已更新至2024年6月。用户需注意，这是已发布的第7版SERL数据，但引用时可能会提及第8版。
</p><br><B>主要主题</B>:<BR><br><p><span>SERL观测站面板提供的数据主要涉及英国家庭建筑的能源需求与消耗。</span></p>