Impact of Seasonal Temperature Variations on Data Center Energy Consumption

License: Data: CC-BY 4.0 | Code: MIT

Methodology

As described in the DMP, this project analyzes the correlation between seasonal temperature changes and electricity consumption. We merged CSO Electricity Data (R1) and Met Éireann Weather Data (R2) and calculated quarterly averages to isolate seasonal trends.

Data Availability (Inputs)

1. Data Centres Metered Electricity Consumption (R1): Central Statistics Office Ireland.
2. Dublin Airport Hourly Data (R2): Met Éireann.

Data Dictionary (Output P1)

• quarter: Time period (YYYY-QQ).
• avg_temp_celsius: Average recorded temperature.
• energy_usage_kwh: Total electricity consumption.