Energy Consumption
Consumption (GWh) by energy type and energy customer type
Data
Energy Consumption
Description
This dataset combines three individual datasets published by the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) of the UK Government. The datasets are Sub-National Total final Energy Consumption, Sub-National Electricity Consumption and Sub-National Gas Consumption.
More information on the total final energy consumption estimates can be found here:
https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/total-final-energy-consumption-at-sub-national-level
More information on the electricity consumption estimates can be found here: https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/sub-national-electricity-consumption-data
More information on the gas consumption estimates can be found here: https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/sub-national-gas-consumption-data
Metadata
| Theme | Business, Enterprise and Energy |
|---|---|
| Organisation | Scottish Government |
| License | UK Open Government Licence (OGL) |
| Published | |
| Last updated | |
| Next update | 1 Sep 2023 |
| Update frequency | annual |
| Reference period | 2005 to 2020 |
| Geographic coverage | Council Areas, Country |
| Contact | energy_statistics_mailbox@gov.scot |
Data quality
Completeness
Uniqueness
Not assessed
Consistency
Timeliness
The sub-national total final energy consumption data is published annually in September and provides data for the year 2 years prior.
The sub-national electricity and gas consumption data is published annually in December and provides data for the year 1 year prior.
Validity
The energy consumption data is used in calculations to monitor progress towards some of the Scottish Energy Targets.
Accuracy
Quality management
Additional details
Revisions
The dataset is subject to revisions when new versions of source data are published.