Estimation methods

This document outlines the estimation methodologies that electricityMap uses to create the most accurate and useful data possible.

Estimation models

• Time Slicer Average is used for filling holes where data is missing from the provider.
• Construct Breakdown is used to construct production breakdown for zones where real-time, hourly data is unavailable.
• Reconstruct Breakdown is used to re-construct production breakdown for zones where the real-time hourly data we obtain from public sources is either too unreliable or incomplete to be integrated as is into electricityMap.
• Zone specific models:
  • AE & OM & QA: United Arab Emirates, Oman, Qatar
  • CH: Switzerland
  • IE & GB-NIR: Ireland and Northern Ireland
  • IN: India
  • JP: Japan
  • NL: The Netherlands

Estimated zones

For now, only specific zones are estimated, but we are constantly working on expanding the list 🌍