Energy Data Platform available at UNSW

The Energy Data Platform (EDP) is a comprehensive, continually growing dataset capturing 5-minute PV generation and energy consumption data for households across Australia. It integrates high-resolution timeseries data with detailed household survey responses, covering demographics, building characteristics, appliance ownership, and usage patterns, alongside solar PV system specifications.

EDP combines data from Solar Analytics and Wattwatchers, providing a unified and de-identified database for researchers. With data spanning from 2018 to the present for 951 sites, it supports analyses of solar PV generation and energy use at technical, economic, and social scales.

The EDP is structured into multiple tables covering:

• Energy data (5-minute resolution, including energy, voltage, and current measurements)

• Site metadata (PV system specifications, hardware, orientation, and battery details)

• Survey responses (household demographics, property characteristics, appliance ownership, energy behaviour)

Due to the large volume of timeseries data, energy tables are partitioned by month, (apart from the whole year 2018). Data is fully de-identified, with unique EDP site IDs replacing original site identifiers.

Data quantity per site

For more information on the EDP dataset: EDP documentation

To apply for ssh access please fill in this form: EDP data access 

You will receive instructions after your request is approved.

Please direct queries to Mike Roberts m.roberts@unsw.edu.au, Anna Bruce a.bruce@unsw.edu.au, or Nargess Nourbakhsh: n.nourbakhsh@unsw.edu.au