EnergyDatasetNewAdded 2026-11-13

DESNZ Subnational Electricity Consumption (UK)

Annual, from meter-point data

Freeauth: noneOGL-UK-3.0✓ verified Nov 12, 2026

Free?: FreeFree spreadsheet and CSV downloads; no key.
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Commercial use?: YesOGL-UK-3.0, with credit

The fine print

License note: GOV.UK content under the Open Government Licence v3.0, as on uk-energy-trends (same department).
Required attribution: Required under OGL v3.0: acknowledge the source and, where possible, link to the licence (the licence gives a default attribution statement if the provider sets none).

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// Overview

DESNZ Subnational Electricity Consumption (UK)

DESNZ publishes annual electricity consumption at local authority, small-area (LSOA/MSOA) and postcode level, split into domestic and non-domestic, with summary reports, methodology and prepayment-meter data.

Coverage

Annual, from meter-point data. The collection lists local authority, LSOA/MSOA and postcode level data, and says: "Please read the Methodology and guidance note before using the statistics."

Good for

#energy#electricity#uk#geospatial#annual

Verdict

Keyless spreadsheet and CSV files on GOV.UK from DESNZ. Read the methodology and guidance note before using the small-area data. Licensed OGL-UK-3.0: the page says "All content is available under the Open Government Licence v3.0, except where otherwise stated". Rate limits: Not stated. Signal Lab links only.

// Limits

Free limits & license

Price	Free
Auth	none
Free tier	Free spreadsheet and CSV downloads; no key.
Rate limit	Not stated.
License	OGL-UK-3.0
License note	GOV.UK content under the Open Government Licence v3.0, as on uk-energy-trends (same department).
Last verified	Nov 12, 2026

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// Full record · catalog.json

name: DESNZ Subnational Electricity Consumption (UK)
slug: desnz-subnational-electricity-consumption
category: Energy
domain: Energy
type: Dataset
sitePageUrl: https://signal-lab.qdt.ai/datasets/desnz-subnational-electricity-consumption
providerUrl: https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/sub-national-electricity-consumption-data
badge: Free
auth: none
freeTierLimits: Free spreadsheet and CSV downloads; no key.
rateLimits: Not stated.
docsUrl: https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/sub-national-electricity-consumption-data
coverage: Annual, from meter-point data. The collection lists local authority, LSOA/MSOA and postcode level data, and says: "Please read the Methodology and guidance note before using the statistics."
lastVerified: 2026-11-12
evidenceUrls: https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/sub-national-electricity-consumption-data
https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
tasks: energy
electricity
uk
geospatial
annual
license: OGL-UK-3.0
licenseUrl: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
licenseNote: GOV.UK content under the Open Government Licence v3.0, as on uk-energy-trends (same department).
attribution: Required under OGL v3.0: acknowledge the source and, where possible, link to the licence (the licence gives a default attribution statement if the provider sets none).

// The same record over MCP

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  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "id": 1,
  "method": "tools/call",
  "params": {
    "name": "get_entry",
    "arguments": {
      "slug": "desnz-subnational-electricity-consumption"
    }
  }
}

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DESNZ Subnational Electricity Consumption (UK)

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// Full record · catalog.json

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