European National Electricity System Data for Retrospective Model Evaluation, 1990–2019

31 European countries, including the EU27, Switzerland, Iceland, Norway, and the United Kingdom, are covered in this data package for retrospective electricity system analysis from 1990 to 2019. It provides 1359 harmonized data files across four types: country-level demand and economic data, technology-specific techno-economic parameters, fuel price and CO2 emissions, and national load profiles. The package, authored by Marc Jaxa-Rozen of the University of Geneva, also includes an annotated list of 528 original data sources.

Use Cases

• Retrospective validation of electricity system models based on harmonized historical country data.
• Empirical analysis of national electricity transition pathways based on multi-decade techno-economic data.
• Benchmarking model performance against historical fuel price and CO2 emissions data.
• Simulating historical grid operations using provided national hourly load profiles.

Strengths

• Covers 31 European countries over a 30-year period from 1990 to 2019.
• Includes 1359 processed and harmonized data files ready for model input.
• Provides an annotated list of 528 original data sources for transparency and further research.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Last update date is unknown; freshness unverified.

Provenance

Source

Marc Jaxa-Rozen, University of Geneva

Collection Method

Processed and harmonized from 528 original data sources, with an emphasis on open-access sources.

Time Range

1990–2019

Geography

31 European countries (EU27, Switzerland, Iceland, Norway, United Kingdom)