How to cite this Dataset
Fallon, James, Brayshaw, David, Methven, John, Jensen, Kjeld and Krug, Louise (2024): MERRA2 derived time series of GB telecommunications infrastructure electricity load, using historical daily surface temperature. University of Reading. Dataset. https://doi.org/10.17864/1947.000533
Description
MERRA2 re-analysis data (1981-2023, 2m temperature) is used to calculate the daily electricity load of telecommunications infrastructure in GB, London, and North Scotland. The model has been trained on BT group plc data, 2016-2020, to investigate the extent of weather-variability in causing extreme demand events in heating- and cooling- driven infrastructure.
| Alternative title: | Telecommunications Electricity Load: Re-analysis Derived Timeseries |
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| Resource Type: | Dataset |
| Creators: | Fallon, James  ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6321-7456, Brayshaw, David ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3927-4362, Methven, John ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7636-6872, Jensen, Kjeld ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9487-120X and Krug, Louise |
| Rights-holders: | University of Reading, BT Group plc |
| Data Publisher: | University of Reading |
| Publication Year: | 2024 |
| Data last accessed: | 4 November 2025 |
| DOI: | https://doi.org/10.17864/1947.000533 |
| Metadata Record URL: | https://researchdata.reading.ac.uk/id/eprint/533 |
| Organisational units: | Science > School of Mathematical, Computational and Physical Sciences > Department of Meteorology |
| Participating Organisations: | University of Reading, BT Group plc |
| Keywords: | infrastructure electricity load, telecommunications, MERRA2, re-analysis, degree day, weather, climate, GB, impact model |
| Rights: | |
| Data Availability: | OPEN |
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