Leeds Solar Photovoltaic Generation and Installation Data

Leeds City Council provides daily solar photovoltaic (PV) generation data from domestic and commercial properties. The dataset includes automated meter readings in kWh per site and a separate locations file with panel specifications like maximum output power (kWp), orientation, and inclination. It is intended for monitoring renewable energy production and analyzing the performance of solar installations across the city.

Use Cases

• Analyzing daily solar energy generation patterns based on automated meter readings.
• Correlating panel performance with installation characteristics like orientation (Bearing_N) and angle (Inclination).
• Mapping solar infrastructure capacity using postcode outcode and address-level location data.
• Estimating renewable energy contribution for specific areas or property types (domestic/commercial).

Strengths

• Contains detailed panel specifications (kWp, Bearing_N, Inclination) for performance analysis.
• Published under an open license (OGL-UK-3.0) by a government authority (Leeds City Council).
• Dataset is cross-listed on multiple open data platforms (uk_data, eu_open_data), indicating recognized utility.

Limitations

• Key metadata is missing: row count, column names, and dataset size are unknown across all sources.
• Conflicting last update dates exist: one source shows 2026-07-08 (likely a placeholder), while another shows 2016-11-23.
• The description notes 'some historic data still to be added,' indicating the time series may be incomplete.

Provenance

Source

Leeds City Council

Collection Method

Automated meter readings from installed solar PV systems.

Freshness

2026-07-08 (from uk_data, but this future date suggests an automated placeholder; a 2016 date is also listed)

Geography

Leeds, United Kingdom (domestic and commercial properties)