Demand Estimation Sub-Committee Climate Change Datasets - update 22 nd September 2014.

Demand Estimation Sub-Committee

Climate Change Datasets - update

22nd September 2014

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Overview

• UNC Modification introduced concept of Climate Change Methodology – dependent on acceptance of Weather Station Substitution Methodology & datasets.

• Placed obligation on Gas Transporters to procure a service to create a Methodology & associated datasets.

• Xoserve appointed Met Office to deliver the service

• Climate Change Methodology signed off at 25 June 2014 DESC meeting – data preparation then started.

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Progress to date

• Delivery of 3 files for each of 5 weather variables, for each of 25 weather stations (i.e. 375 files)

– Climate Change Datasets for 24 of the 25 weather stations approved at June 25th DESC meeting

– Datasets for remaining weather station (Hawarden) published for review on August 26th

• Aspiration – obtain sign-off of Hawarden datasets at today’s meeting

– Any comments on Hawarden datasets?