Northwest End Use Load Research Project
Providing information on commercial and residential electricity end uses to support development of energy efficiency programs and plan future investments.
Uncovering Key Insights into Northwest Electricity Usage
As the first large-scale study of its kind in over 30 years, the End Use Load Research (EULR) project is collecting energy use in one-minute intervals, to provide crucial insights into how Northwest electricity customers use power in their homes and businesses. The goal is to enhance the region’s understanding of electricity usage and the impact of changes in electric appliances, heating and cooling systems, water heating, and newer technologies like LED lighting and electric vehicles on load growth. These insights are essential for designing and delivering more effective energy efficiency programs, reducing electricity use during peak demand, and improving electricity demand forecasting, ultimately saving the region millions of dollars on future energy investments.
Access Comprehensive Energy Usage Data for Advanced Analysis and Efficiency Planning
To support advancements in energy efficiency, as well as utility forecasting and planning efforts, EULR participants have agreed to make 15-minute interval data publicly available without cost. All personally identifiable information has been removed from the dataset.
Additional information and a step-by-step analysis guide to walk new users through the full process of preparing the data for load-shape analysis can be found in the Home Energy Metering Study Public Data User Guide.
To access the home commercial and home energy metering data, please enter your information into the form below.
Important Note: We recommend the use of specialized software such as R or Python as these files are large and complex. Each quarterly extract contains as many as 150 individual files that must be joined or merged together prior to analysis. In their compressed form, individual quarterly downloads may range from 1 to 500 MB. Once downloaded and uncompressed each quarterly extract may range from 10 MB to 5 GB.
EULR Data Request Form
This End Use Load Research Data (the “Data”) is provided by the Northwest Energy Efficiency Alliance, Inc. (“NEEA”) solely for internal use by the person or entity that received the Data from NEEA. You may not sell, reproduce, or distribute, all or any part of the Data without the express written permission of NEEA. You must ensure that credit is attributed to Northwest Energy Efficiency Alliance in any work derived, in whole or in part, from the Data (including express acknowledgment of copyright ownership of NEEA). NEEA is providing the Data “as is” and does not guarantee the accuracy or completeness of the Data.
Energy Metering Data is Provided Courtesy of End Use Load Research Study Participants:
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