4.3 Existing data collection/monitoring systems

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The data sets from above are drawn from the UK local authority and regional carbon dioxide emissions national statistics: 2005 to 2019 - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk) and the Energy Performance of Buildings Search Results, available at opendatacommunities.org which.

However, there are issues with the validity of the Energy Performance of Buildings data set as EPC assessments are not often very accurate.

Bristol is also in conversation with the Micro Generation Certification Scheme to get data on installations of heat pumps in in the city under the scheme.

Data that is not yet available but would be useful includes heat and energy demand profiles, meaning data that shows how heat and energy demands change throughout the day and the year for different property archetypes, tenures and household characteristics.