Hourly total net electric load for the Nova Scotia provincial grid, in megawatts (MW). Each row is one hour of in-province electricity demand as reported by Nova Scotia Power through its OASIS (Open Access Same-Time Information System) monthly reports. This is the primary operational demand signal for Nova Scotia — useful for load forecasting, demand analysis, renewable integration studies, and correlating grid behaviour with weather or policy changes.
This file merges 12 yearly source CSVs published by NS Power (2012–2018 legacy reports plus 2020–2025 annual/YTD files) into a single continuous time series. Values represent **total net Nova Scotia load** — the aggregate electricity demand served within the province for each hour ending.
**Time coverage:** 2012–2025 (hourly).
**Known gaps:** Calendar years **2019** and **2021** were not published on the NS Power OASIS portal and are absent from this file. The 2025 file is year-to-date through the latest NS Power publication.
**Key columns:**
- `HOUR` — hour ending (1–24)
- `Date/time` — timestamp of the hour ending
- `Load [MW]` — total net Nova Scotia load in megawatts
- `_source_year` — calendar year of the source file the row was taken from
**Rows:** ~105,216 hourly records.
This dataset appears to contain hourly load data for a power grid or electrical network. The dataset includes information about the time of day (HOUR), date and time, load in megawatts (MW), and the year the data was sourced.
The quality scores suggest that the dataset is complete and valid, but there may be some variation in consistency across different values. However, without further analysis or inspection, it is difficult to determine if the dataset meets all data quality standards.
1. Analyzing hourly energy consumption patterns for a specific region or grid
2. Predicting electricity demand based on historical load data
3. Evaluating the effectiveness of energy management strategies
1. The dataset may not account for seasonal variations in load patterns, which could impact analysis results.
2. The source year may not necessarily reflect the current state of the power grid or electrical network.
electricity, load, power grid, energy consumption, hourly data
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