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Description Load, wind and solar, prices in hourly resoltion
Notes This data package contains different kinds of timeseries data relevant for power system modelling, namely electricity consumption (load) for 36 European countries as well as wind and solar power generation and capacities and prices for a growing subset of countries. The timeseries become available at different points in time depending on the sources. The full dataset is only available from 2012 onwards. The data has been downloaded from the sources, resampled and merged in a large CSV file with hourly resolution. Additionally, the data available at a higher resolution (Some renewables in-feed, 15 minutes) is provided in a separate file. All data processing is conducted in python and pandas and has been documented in the Jupyter notebooks linked below.
Last changes Included data from Energinet.DK, Elia and Svenska Kraftnaet
Geographical scope Europe
Documentation Documentation and script (view on GitHub)
Download Data package (zip)
opsd-time_series-2016-07-14.zip (24 MB)

Individual data files (csv, xlsx)
timeseries60min.csv (40 MB) Alternative file formats Filter
timeseries15min.csv (58 MB) Alternative file formats Filter

Database (SQLite)
time_series.sqlite (99 MB)
Meta data README.md
datapackage.json
Input data View original input data
Sources TenneT | ENTSO-E | Elia | TransnetBW | Svenska Kraftnaet | 50Hertz | own calculation | Amprion | 50Hertz | TenneT | TransnetBW | Amprion | own calculation
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Attribution in Chicago author-date style should be given as follows: "Open Power System Data. 2016. Data Package Time series. Version 2016-07-14. https://data.open-power-system-data.org/time_series/2016-07-14/. (Primary data from various sources, for a complete list see URL)."
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Field documentation

timeseries60min.csv

Field Name Type (Format) Description Source
timestamp datetime (YYYY-MM-DDThh:mm:ssZ) Start of timeperiod in UTC
load_AT_load number Consumption in Austria in MW ENTSO-E
load_BA_load number Consumption in Bosnia and Herzegovina in MW ENTSO-E
load_BE_load number Consumption in Belgium in MW ENTSO-E
load_BG_load number Consumption in Bulgaria in MW ENTSO-E
load_CH_load number Consumption in Switzerland in MW ENTSO-E
load_CS_load number Consumption in Serbia and Montenegro in MW ENTSO-E
load_CY_load number Consumption in Cyprus in MW ENTSO-E
load_CZ_load number Consumption in Czech Republic in MW ENTSO-E
load_DE_load number Consumption in Germany in MW ENTSO-E
load_DK_load number Consumption in Denmark in MW ENTSO-E
load_DKw_load number Consumption in DKw control area in MW ENTSO-E
load_EE_load number Consumption in Estonia in MW ENTSO-E
load_ES_load number Consumption in Spain in MW ENTSO-E
load_FI_load number Consumption in Finland in MW ENTSO-E
load_FR_load number Consumption in France in MW ENTSO-E
load_GB_load number Consumption in United Kingdom in MW ENTSO-E
load_GR_load number Consumption in Greece in MW ENTSO-E
load_HR_load number Consumption in Croatia in MW ENTSO-E
load_HU_load number Consumption in Hungary in MW ENTSO-E
load_IE_load number Consumption in Ireland in MW ENTSO-E
load_IS_load number Consumption in Iceland in MW ENTSO-E
load_IT_load number Consumption in Italy in MW ENTSO-E
load_LT_load number Consumption in Lithuania in MW ENTSO-E
load_LU_load number Consumption in Luxembourg in MW ENTSO-E
load_LV_load number Consumption in Latvia in MW ENTSO-E
load_ME_load number Consumption in Montenegro in MW ENTSO-E
load_MK_load number Consumption in Macedonia, Republic of in MW ENTSO-E
load_NI_load number Consumption in Northern Ireland in MW ENTSO-E
load_NL_load number Consumption in Netherlands in MW ENTSO-E
load_NO_load number Consumption in Norway in MW ENTSO-E
load_PL_load number Consumption in Poland in MW ENTSO-E
load_PT_load number Consumption in Portugal in MW ENTSO-E
load_RO_load number Consumption in Romania in MW ENTSO-E
load_RS_load number Consumption in Serbia in MW ENTSO-E
load_SE_load number Consumption in Sweden in MW ENTSO-E
load_SI_load number Consumption in Slovenia in MW ENTSO-E
load_SK_load number Consumption in Slovakia in MW ENTSO-E
load_UAw_load number Consumption in UAw control area in MW ENTSO-E
solar_DE_capacity number solar capacity in Germany in MW own calculation
solar_DE_forecast number solar day-ahead generation forecast in Germany in MW own calculation
solar_DE_generation number Actual solar generation in Germany in MW own calculation
solar_DE_profile number Share of solar capacity producing in Germany own calculation
solar_DE50hertz_forecast number solar day-ahead generation forecast in DE50hertz control area in MW 50Hertz
solar_DE50hertz_generation number Actual solar generation in DE50hertz control area in MW 50Hertz
solar_DEamprion_forecast number solar day-ahead generation forecast in DEamprion control area in MW Amprion
solar_DEamprion_generation number Actual solar generation in DEamprion control area in MW Amprion
solar_DEtennet_forecast number solar day-ahead generation forecast in DEtennet control area in MW TenneT
solar_DEtennet_generation number Actual solar generation in DEtennet control area in MW TenneT
solar_DEtransnetbw_forecast number solar day-ahead generation forecast in DEtransnetbw control area in MW TransnetBW
solar_DEtransnetbw_generation number Actual solar generation in DEtransnetbw control area in MW TransnetBW
solar_SE_generation number Actual solar generation in Sweden in MW Svenska Kraftnaet
wind_BE_capacity number wind capacity in Belgium in MW Elia
wind_BE_forecast number wind day-ahead generation forecast in Belgium in MW Elia
wind_BE_generation number Actual wind generation in Belgium in MW Elia
wind_DE_capacity number wind capacity in Germany in MW own calculation
wind_DE_forecast number wind day-ahead generation forecast in Germany in MW own calculation
wind_DE_generation number Actual wind generation in Germany in MW own calculation
wind_DE_profile number Share of wind capacity producing in Germany own calculation
wind_DE50hertz_forecast number wind day-ahead generation forecast in DE50hertz control area in MW 50Hertz
wind_DE50hertz_generation number Actual wind generation in DE50hertz control area in MW 50Hertz
wind_DEamprion_forecast number wind day-ahead generation forecast in DEamprion control area in MW Amprion
wind_DEamprion_generation number Actual wind generation in DEamprion control area in MW Amprion
wind_DEtennet_forecast number wind day-ahead generation forecast in DEtennet control area in MW TenneT
wind_DEtennet_generation number Actual wind generation in DEtennet control area in MW TenneT
wind_DEtransnetbw_forecast number wind day-ahead generation forecast in DEtransnetbw control area in MW TransnetBW
wind_DEtransnetbw_generation number Actual wind generation in DEtransnetbw control area in MW TransnetBW
wind_SE_generation number Actual wind generation in Sweden in MW Svenska Kraftnaet
wind-offshore_BE_capacity number wind-offshore capacity in Belgium in MW Elia
wind-offshore_BE_forecast number wind-offshore day-ahead generation forecast in Belgium in MW Elia
wind-offshore_BE_generation number Actual wind-offshore generation in Belgium in MW Elia

timeseries15min.csv

Field Name Type (Format) Description Source
timestamp datetime (YYYY-MM-DDThh:mm:ssZ) Start of timeperiod in UTC
solar_DE_capacity number solar capacity in Germany in MW own calculation
solar_DE_forecast number solar day-ahead generation forecast in Germany in MW own calculation
solar_DE_generation number Actual solar generation in Germany in MW own calculation
solar_DE_profile number Share of solar capacity producing in Germany own calculation
solar_DE50hertz_forecast number solar day-ahead generation forecast in DE50hertz control area in MW 50Hertz
solar_DE50hertz_generation number Actual solar generation in DE50hertz control area in MW 50Hertz
solar_DEamprion_forecast number solar day-ahead generation forecast in DEamprion control area in MW Amprion
solar_DEamprion_generation number Actual solar generation in DEamprion control area in MW Amprion
solar_DEtennet_forecast number solar day-ahead generation forecast in DEtennet control area in MW TenneT
solar_DEtennet_generation number Actual solar generation in DEtennet control area in MW TenneT
solar_DEtransnetbw_forecast number solar day-ahead generation forecast in DEtransnetbw control area in MW TransnetBW
solar_DEtransnetbw_generation number Actual solar generation in DEtransnetbw control area in MW TransnetBW
wind_BE_capacity number wind capacity in Belgium in MW Elia
wind_BE_forecast number wind day-ahead generation forecast in Belgium in MW Elia
wind_BE_generation number Actual wind generation in Belgium in MW Elia
wind_DE_capacity number wind capacity in Germany in MW own calculation
wind_DE_forecast number wind day-ahead generation forecast in Germany in MW own calculation
wind_DE_generation number Actual wind generation in Germany in MW own calculation
wind_DE_profile number Share of wind capacity producing in Germany own calculation
wind_DE50hertz_forecast number wind day-ahead generation forecast in DE50hertz control area in MW 50Hertz
wind_DE50hertz_generation number Actual wind generation in DE50hertz control area in MW 50Hertz
wind_DEamprion_forecast number wind day-ahead generation forecast in DEamprion control area in MW Amprion
wind_DEamprion_generation number Actual wind generation in DEamprion control area in MW Amprion
wind_DEtennet_forecast number wind day-ahead generation forecast in DEtennet control area in MW TenneT
wind_DEtennet_generation number Actual wind generation in DEtennet control area in MW TenneT
wind_DEtransnetbw_forecast number wind day-ahead generation forecast in DEtransnetbw control area in MW TransnetBW
wind_DEtransnetbw_generation number Actual wind generation in DEtransnetbw control area in MW TransnetBW
wind-offshore_BE_capacity number wind-offshore capacity in Belgium in MW Elia
wind-offshore_BE_forecast number wind-offshore day-ahead generation forecast in Belgium in MW Elia
wind-offshore_BE_generation number Actual wind-offshore generation in Belgium in MW Elia
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