UK Electricity Consumption by Sector and Sub-National Area

Greater London Authority provides data on electricity consumption broken down by sector. The dataset includes figures for Middle Super Output Areas (MSOA) and is linked to the UK's Digest of UK Energy Statistics. The Department for Environment and Climate Change notes the 2008 sub-national data is provisional pending consistency analysis with national statistics.

Use Cases

• Modeling sectoral energy demand based on the electricity consumption by sector data.
• Analyzing regional energy use patterns based on the Middle Super Output Areas (MSOA) geography.
• Benchmarking local consumption against national statistics based on the linkage to the Digest of UK Energy Statistics.

Strengths

• Includes sub-national geographic detail for Middle Super Output Areas (MSOA).
• Links to the authoritative national UK energy statistics publication (Digest of UK Energy Statistics).
• Provides a sectoral breakdown of electricity consumption.

Limitations

• The description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• The 2008 sub-national data is flagged as provisional by the Department for Environment and Climate Change.

Provenance

Source

Greater London Authority, referencing the UK Department for Environment and Climate Change.

Collection Method

Likely compiled from utility or national statistical reporting.

Time Range

Includes data for 2008.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-06-24 21:05:03.061516; freshness should be verified.

Geography

United Kingdom, with sub-national detail for Middle Super Output Areas (MSOA).