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NESO Building Heat Model

NESO

Licence
Unclear
Cost
Check with holder
Account needed
Unclear
Harvestable
Automated

What it contains

Macro-enabled Excel model plus synthetic half-hourly heat demand profiles for ASHP, GSHP, electric boiler, gas boiler and domestic hot water, parameterised by building characteristics, weather and thermostat behaviour. One-minute timestep aggregated to half-hourly.

When you need it

Useful at these project stages, from the working group's stage matrix:

Strategic DefinitionInitial FeasibilityAssessSelectOperate

Matched on
Annual energy consumption; Load profile
Assigned by
Matched to data items the matrix names

Coverage and detail

Geographic
Great Britain (model, not observations)
Nations
England, Scotland, Wales
Resolution
Half-hourly profiles per archetype
Formats
CSV (input parameters, output profiles), XLSM (tool), PPT (user guide)
Update cadence
Occasional revisions

Access and machine route

Licence as stated
NESO Open Data Licence
Assertion source
as published by NESO
Protocol
CKAN 3 Action API
Endpoint
https://api.neso.energy/api/3/action/package_show?id=building-heat-model
Harvest note
yes-automated

Caveats

MAJOR FIND for heat modelling. Profiles are SYNTHETIC - designed for system modelling, not a record of measured household behaviour.

Classification

Category
Demand & Heat Users
Sub-category
2.2 Heat & cooling demand estimates
Assigned by
Stated by the source
Depth domain
0–200 m
Technology
Closed-loop GSHP
Data form
Time series, Tabular
Evidence confidence
Not yet assessed. Only a person can set this.

How current this entry is

Last updated here
2026-09-22
Last checked against the holder
2026-09-07
Checked by a person
Not yet. Nobody has read this entry.
Catalogue id
neso-building-heat-model
Open at NESO

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