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```{r setup, include=FALSE}
knitr::opts_chunk$set(echo = TRUE)
library(data.table)
library(ggplot2)
library(kableExtra)
library(readxl)
```
# Energy Performance Certificates (EPCs)
Apart from a few exempted buildings, a dwelling must have an EPC when constructed, sold or let. This means that over time we will have an EPC for an increasing number of properties and we should _already_ have EPCs for all rented properties.
EPCs are not necessarily up to date. For example if a property has not been sold or let since a major upgrade, the effects of that upgrade may not be visible in the data.
Further reading:
* https://epc.opendatacommunities.org/docs/guidance#technical_notes
* https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Energy_Performance_Certificate_(United_Kingdom)#Procedure
> check what feeds in automatically e.f. RHI installs etc
We have to assume the data we have is the _current state of play_ for these dwellings.
# Southampton EPCs
```{r, loadSoton}
df <- path.expand("~/data/EW_epc/domestic-E06000045-Southampton/certificates.csv")
allEPCs_DT <- data.table::fread(df)
```
The EPC data file has `r nrow(allEPCs_DT)` records for Southampton and `r ncol(allEPCs_DT)` variables. We're not interested in all of these, we want:
* PROPERTY_TYPE: Describes the type of property such as House, Flat, Maisonette etc. This is the type differentiator for dwellings;
* BUILT_FORM: The building type of the Property e.g. Detached, Semi-Detached, Terrace etc. Together with the Property Type, the Build Form produces a structured description of the property;
* ENVIRONMENT_IMPACT_CURRENT: A measure of the property's current impact on the environment in terms of carbon dioxide (CO₂) emissions. The higher the rating the lower the CO₂ emissions. (CO₂ emissions in tonnes / year) **NB this is a categorised scale calculated from CO2_EMISSIONS_CURRENT**;
* ENERGY_CONSUMPTION_CURRENT: Current estimated total energy consumption for the property in a 12 month period (**kWh/m2**). Displayed on EPC as the current primary energy use per square metre of floor area. **Nb: this covers heat and hot water (and lightng?)**
* CO2_EMISSIONS_CURRENT: CO₂ emissions per year in tonnes/year **NB: this is calculated from the modelled kWh energy input using (possibly) outdated carbon intensity values**;
* TENURE: Describes the tenure type of the property. One of: Owner-occupied; Rented (social); Rented (private).
We're also going to keep:
* WIND_TURBINE_COUNT: Number of wind turbines; 0 if none;
* PHOTO_SUPPLY: Percentage of photovoltaic area as a percentage of total roof area. 0% indicates that a Photovoltaic Supply is not present in the property;
* TOTAL_FLOOR_AREA: The total useful floor area is the total of all enclosed spaces measured to the internal face of the external walls, i.e. the gross floor area as measured in accordance with the guidance issued from time to time by the Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors or by a body replacing that institution. (m²) - to allow for the calculation of total energy demand;
* POSTCODE - to allow linkage to other datasets
* LOCAL_AUTHORITY_LABEL - for checking
These may indicate 'non-grid' energy inputs.
If an EPC has been updated or refreshed, the EPC dataset will hold multiple EPC records for that property. We will just select the most recent.
```{r, checkData}
# select just these vars
dt <- allEPCs_DT[, .(BUILDING_REFERENCE_NUMBER, LMK_KEY, LODGEMENT_DATE, PROPERTY_TYPE, BUILT_FORM,
ENVIRONMENT_IMPACT_CURRENT, ENERGY_CONSUMPTION_CURRENT, CO2_EMISSIONS_CURRENT, TENURE,
PHOTO_SUPPLY, WIND_TURBINE_COUNT, TOTAL_FLOOR_AREA,
POSTCODE, LOCAL_AUTHORITY_LABEL)]
# select most recent record within BUILDING_REFERENCE_NUMBER - how?
# better check this is doing so
setkey(dt,BUILDING_REFERENCE_NUMBER, LODGEMENT_DATE) # sort by date within reference number
sotonUniqueEPCsDT <- unique(dt, by = "BUILDING_REFERENCE_NUMBER",
fromLast = TRUE) # which one does it take?
test1 <- allEPCs_DT[, .(min1 = min(LODGEMENT_DATE),
nRecords = .N),
keyby = .(BUILDING_REFERENCE_NUMBER)]
test2 <- sotonUniqueEPCsDT[, .(min2 = min(LODGEMENT_DATE)),
keyby = .(BUILDING_REFERENCE_NUMBER)]
t <- test1[test2]
t[, diff := min2 - min1]
summary(t[nRecords > 1]) # diff is always >= 0 so min2 (after unique) is always > min1
# confirms fromLast = TRUE has selected the most recent within BUILDING_REFERENCE_NUMBER
skimr::skim(sotonUniqueEPCsDT)
```
As we can see that we have `r uniqueN(dt$BUILDING_REFERENCE_NUMBER)` unique property reference numbers. We can also see some strangeness. In some cases we seem to have:
* negative energy consumption;
* negative emissions;
* 0 floor area
This is not surprising since the kWh/y and TCO2/y values are estimated using a model but before we go any further we'd better check if these are significant in number.
## Check 'missing' EPC rates
We will do this mostly at MSOA level as it allows us to link to other MSOA level datasets. Arguably it would be better to do this at LSOA level but...
First we'll use the BEIS 2018 MSOA level annual electricity data to estimate the number of meters (not properties) - some addresses can have 2 meters (e.g. standard & economy 7). This is more useful than the number of gas meters since not all dwellings have mains gas but all have an electricity meter.
```{r, checkBEIS}
beisElecDT <- data.table::fread("~/data/beis/MSOA_DOM_ELEC_csv/MSOA_ELEC_2018.csv")
sotonElecDT <- beisElecDT[LAName %like% "Southampton", .(nElecMeters = METERS,
beisElecMWh = KWH/1000,
MSOACode, LAName)
]
beisGasDT <- data.table::fread("~/data/beis/MSOA_DOM_GAS_csv/MSOA_GAS_2018.csv")
sotonGasDT <- beisGasDT[LAName %like% "Southampton", .(nGasMeters = METERS,
beisGasMWh = KWH/1000,
MSOACode)]
setkey(sotonElecDT, MSOACode)
setkey(sotonGasDT, MSOACode)
sotonEnergyDT <- sotonGasDT[sotonElecDT]
sotonEnergyDT[, beisEnergyMWh := beisElecMWh + beisGasMWh]
#head(sotonEnergyDT)
```
Next we'll check for the number of households reported by the 2011 Census.
> would be better to use dwellings but this gives us tenure
```{r, checkCensus}
#censusDT <- data.table::fread(path.expand("~/data/"))
# IMD ----
deprivationDT <- data.table::fread(path.expand("~/data/census2011/2011_MSOA_deprivation.csv"))
deprivationDT[, totalHouseholds := `Household Deprivation: All categories: Classification of household deprivation; measures: Value`]
deprivationDT[, MSOACode := `geography code`]
setkey(deprivationDT, MSOACode)
setkey(sotonElecDT, MSOACode)
# link LA name from Soton elec for now
sotonDep_DT <- deprivationDT[sotonElecDT[, .(MSOACode, LAName)]]
sotonDep_DT[, nHHs_deprivation := `Household Deprivation: All categories: Classification of household deprivation; measures: Value`]
#sotonDep_DT[, .(nHouseholds = sum(totalHouseholds)), keyby = .(LAName)]
# census tenure ----
sotonTenureDT <- data.table::fread(path.expand("~/data/census2011/2011_MSOA_householdTenure_Soton.csv"))
sotonTenureDT[, census2011_socialRent := `Tenure: Social rented; measures: Value`]
sotonTenureDT[, census2011_privateRent := `Tenure: Private rented; measures: Value`]
sotonTenureDT[, census2011_ownerOccupy := `Tenure: Owned; measures: Value`]
sotonTenureDT[, census2011_other := `Tenure: Living rent free; measures: Value`]
sotonTenureDT[, MSOACode := `geography code`]
sotonTenureDT[, hhCheck := census2011_socialRent + census2011_privateRent + census2011_ownerOccupy + census2011_other]
sotonTenureDT[, nHHs_tenure := `Tenure: All households; measures: Value`]
# summary(sotonTenureDT[, .(hhCheck, nHHs_tenure)])
# might not quite match due to cell perturbation etc?
# join em ----
setkey(sotonDep_DT, MSOACode)
setkey(sotonTenureDT, MSOACode)
sotonCensus2011_DT <- sotonTenureDT[sotonDep_DT]
t <- sotonCensus2011_DT[, .(sum_Deprivation = sum(nHHs_deprivation),
sum_Tenure = sum(nHHs_tenure)), keyby = .(LAName)]
kableExtra::kable(t, caption = "Census derived household counts")
```
That's lower (as expected) but doesn't allow for dwellings that were empty on census night.
```{r, checkPostcodes}
# Postcodes don't help - no count of addresses in the data (there used to be??)
# but we can use it to check which Soton postcodes are missing from the EPC file
soPostcodesDT <- data.table::fread(path.expand("~/data/UK_postcodes/NSPL_AUG_2020_UK/Data/multi_csv/NSPL_AUG_2020_UK_SO.csv"))
soPostcodesDT <- soPostcodesDT[is.na(doterm)] # keep current
sotonPostcodesDT <- soPostcodesDT[laua == "E06000045"] # keep Southampton City
sotonPostcodesReducedDT <- sotonPostcodesDT[, .(pcd, pcd2, pcds, laua, msoa11, lsoa11)]
sotonPostcodesReducedDT[, c("pc_chunk1","pc_chunk2" ) := tstrsplit(pcds,
split = " "
)
]
sotonPostcodesReducedDT[, .(nEPCs = .N), keyby = .(pc_chunk1)]
```
We should not have single digit postcodes in the postcode data - i.e. S01 should not be there (since 1993). Southampton City is unusual in only having [double digit postcodes](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SO_postcode_area).
```{r, aggregateEPCsToPostcodes}
# EPC
# set up counters
sotonUniqueEPCsDT[, epcIsSocialRent := ifelse(TENURE == "rental (social)", 1, 0)]
sotonUniqueEPCsDT[, epcIsPrivateRent := ifelse(TENURE == "rental (private)", 1, 0)]
sotonUniqueEPCsDT[, epcIsOwnerOcc := ifelse(TENURE == "owner-occupied", 1, 0)]
sotonUniqueEPCsDT[, epcIsUnknownTenure := ifelse(TENURE == "NO DATA!" |
TENURE == "" , 1, 0)]
# aggregate EPCs to postcodes
sotonEpcPostcodes_DT <- sotonUniqueEPCsDT[, .(nEPCs = .N,
sumEPC_tCO2 = sum(CO2_EMISSIONS_CURRENT, na.rm = TRUE),
n_epcIsSocialRent = sum(epcIsSocialRent, na.rm = TRUE),
n_epcIsPrivateRent = sum(epcIsPrivateRent, na.rm = TRUE),
n_epcIsOwnerOcc = sum(epcIsOwnerOcc, na.rm = TRUE),
n_epcIsUnknownTenure = sum(epcIsUnknownTenure, na.rm = TRUE),
sumEpcMWh = sum(ENERGY_CONSUMPTION_CURRENT* TOTAL_FLOOR_AREA)/1000), # crucial as ENERGY_CONSUMPTION_CURRENT = kWh/m2
keyby = .(POSTCODE, LOCAL_AUTHORITY_LABEL)]
sotonEpcPostcodes_DT[, c("pc_chunk1","pc_chunk2" ) := tstrsplit(POSTCODE,
split = " "
)
]
sotonEpcPostcodes_DT[, .(nEPCs = .N), keyby = .(pc_chunk1)]
# check original EPC data for Soton - which postcodes are covered?
allEPCs_DT[, c("pc_chunk1","pc_chunk2" ) := tstrsplit(POSTCODE,
split = " "
)
]
allEPCs_DT[, .(nEPCs = .N), keyby = .(pc_chunk1)]
```
It looks like we have EPCs for each postcode sector which is good.
```{r, matchPostcodesToEPCPostcodes}
# match the EPC postcode summaries to the postcode extract
sotonPostcodesReducedDT[, POSTCODE_s := stringr::str_remove(pcds, " ")]
setkey(sotonPostcodesReducedDT, POSTCODE_s)
sotonPostcodesReducedDT[, MSOACode := msoa11]
message("Number of postcodes: ",uniqueN(sotonPostcodesReducedDT$POSTCODE_s))
sotonEpcPostcodes_DT[, POSTCODE_s := stringr::str_remove(POSTCODE, " ")]
setkey(sotonEpcPostcodes_DT, POSTCODE_s)
message("Number of postcodes with EPCs: ",uniqueN(sotonEpcPostcodes_DT$POSTCODE_s))
dt <- sotonEpcPostcodes_DT[sotonPostcodesReducedDT]
# aggregate to MSOA - watch for NAs where no EPCs in a given postcode
sotonEpcMSOA_DT <- dt[, .(nEPCs = sum(nEPCs, na.rm = TRUE),
sumEPC_tCO2 = sum(sumEPC_tCO2, na.rm = TRUE),
n_epcIsSocialRent = sum(n_epcIsSocialRent, na.rm = TRUE),
n_epcIsPrivateRent = sum(n_epcIsPrivateRent, na.rm = TRUE),
n_epcIsOwnerOcc = sum(n_epcIsOwnerOcc, na.rm = TRUE),
n_epcIsUnknownTenure = sum(n_epcIsUnknownTenure, na.rm = TRUE),
sumEpcMWh = sum(sumEpcMWh, na.rm = TRUE)
),
keyby = .(MSOACode) # change name on the fly for easier matching
]
#summary(sotonEpcMSOA_DT)
```
So we have some postcodes with no EPCs.
Join the estimates together at MSOA level for comparison. There are `r uniqueN(sotonElecDT$MSOACode)` MSOAs in Southampton.
```{r, joinMSOA}
# 32 LSOAs in Soton
# add deprivation
setkey(sotonEnergyDT, MSOACode)
setkey(sotonCensus2011_DT, MSOACode)
setkey(sotonEpcMSOA_DT, MSOACode)
sotonMSOA_DT <- sotonCensus2011_DT[sotonEnergyDT]
#names(sotonMSOA_DT)
sotonMSOA_DT <- sotonEpcMSOA_DT[sotonMSOA_DT]
#names(sotonMSOA_DT)
# add MSOA names from the postcode LUT
msoaNamesDT <- data.table::as.data.table(readxl::read_xlsx(path.expand("~/data/UK_postcodes/NSPL_AUG_2020_UK/Documents/MSOA (2011) names and codes UK as at 12_12.xlsx")))
msoaNamesDT[, MSOACode := MSOA11CD]
msoaNamesDT[, MSOAName := MSOA11NM]
setkey(msoaNamesDT, MSOACode)
sotonMSOA_DT <- msoaNamesDT[sotonMSOA_DT]
#names(sotonMSOA_DT)
```
```{r, compareEpcEstimates}
t <- sotonMSOA_DT[, .(nHouseholds_2011 = sum(nHHs_tenure),
nElecMeters_2018 = sum(nElecMeters),
nEPCs_2020 = sum(nEPCs),
sumEPCMWh = sum(sumEpcMWh),
sumBEISMWh = sum(beisEnergyMWh),
sumEPC_tCO2 = sum(sumEPC_tCO2)
)]
kableExtra::kable(t, caption = "Comparison of different estimates of the number of dwellings and energy demand") %>%
kable_styling()
nHouseholds_2011f <- sum(sotonMSOA_DT$nHHs_tenure)
nElecMeters_2018f <- sum(sotonMSOA_DT$elecMeters)
nEPCs_2020f <- sum(sotonMSOA_DT$nEPCs)
makePC <- function(x,y,r){
# make a percent of x/y and round it to r decimal places
pc <- round(100*(x/y),r)
return(pc)
}
```
We can see that the number of EPCs we have is:
* `r makePC(nEPCs_2020f,nHouseholds_2011f,1)`% of Census 2011 households
* `r makePC(nEPCs_2020f,nElecMeters_2018f,1)`% of the recorded 2018 electricity meters
We can also see that despite having 'missing' EPCs, the estimated total EPC-derived energy demand is marginally higher than the BEIS-derived weather corrected energy demand data. Given that the BEIS data accounts for all heating, cooking, hot water, lighting and appliance use we would expect the EPC data to be lower _even if no EPCs were missing..._
```{r, missingEPCbyMSOA, fig.cap="% 'missing' rates comparison"}
sotonMSOA_DT[, dep0_pc := 100*(`Household Deprivation: Household is not deprived in any dimension; measures: Value`/nHHs_deprivation)]
sotonMSOA_DT[, socRent_pc := 100*(census2011_socialRent/nHHs_tenure)]
sotonMSOA_DT[, privRent_pc := 100*(census2011_privateRent/nHHs_tenure)]
sotonMSOA_DT[, ownerOcc_pc := 100*(census2011_ownerOccupy/nHHs_tenure)]
t <- sotonMSOA_DT[, .(MSOAName, MSOACode, nHHs_tenure,nElecMeters,nEPCs,
dep0_pc, socRent_pc, privRent_pc, ownerOcc_pc,sumEpcMWh, beisEnergyMWh )]
t[, pc_missingHH := makePC(nEPCs,nHHs_tenure,1)]
t[, pc_missingMeters := makePC(nEPCs,nElecMeters,1)]
t[, pc_energyBEIS := makePC(sumEpcMWh,beisEnergyMWh,1)]
kableExtra::kable(t[order(-pc_missingHH)], digits = 2, caption = "EPC records as a % of n census households and n meters per MSOA") %>%
kable_styling()
ggplot2::ggplot(t, aes(x = pc_missingHH,
y = pc_missingMeters,
colour = round(ownerOcc_pc))) +
geom_abline(alpha = 0.2, slope=1, intercept=0) +
geom_point() +
scale_color_continuous(name = "% owner occupiers \n(Census 2011)", high = "red", low = "green") +
#theme(legend.position = "bottom") +
labs(x = "EPCs 2020 as % of Census 2011 households",
y = "EPCs 2020 as % of electricity meters 2018",
caption = "x = y line included for clarity")
outlierMSOA <- t[pc_missingHH > 100]
```
Figure \@ref(tab:missingEPCbyMSOA) suggests that rates vary considerably by MSOA but are relatively consistent across the two baseline 'truth' estimates with the exception of `r outlierMSOA$MSOACode` which appears to have many more EPCs than Census 2011 households. It is worth noting that [this MSOA](https://www.localhealth.org.uk/#c=report&chapter=c01&report=r01&selgeo1=msoa_2011.E02003577&selgeo2=eng.E92000001) covers the city centre and dock areas which have had substantial new build since 2011 and so may have households inhabiting dwellings that did not exist at Census 2011. This is also supported by the considerably higher EPC derived energy demand data compared to BEIS's 2018 data - although it suggests the dwellings are either very new (since 2018) or are yet to be occupied.
As we would expect those MSOAs with the lowest EPC coverage on both baseline measures tend to have higher proportions of owner occupiers.
We can use the same approach to compare estimates of total energy demand at the MSOA level. To do this we compare:
* estimated total energy demand in MWh/year derived from the EPC estimates. This energy only relates to `current primary energy` (space heating, hot water and lighting) and of course also suffers from missing EPCs (see above)
* observed electricity and gas demand collated by BEIS for their sub-national statistical series. This applies to all domestic energy demand but the most recent data is for 2018 so will suffer from the absence of dwellings that are present in the most recent EPC data (see above).
We should therefore not expect the values to match but we might reasonably expect a correlation.
```{r, energyMSOAPlot, fig.cap="Energy demand comparison"}
ggplot2::ggplot(t, aes(x = sumEpcMWh,
y = beisEnergyMWh,
colour = round(ownerOcc_pc))) +
geom_abline(alpha = 0.2, slope=1, intercept=0) +
geom_point() +
scale_color_continuous(name = "% owner occupiers \n(Census 2011)", high = "red", low = "green") +
#theme(legend.position = "bottom") +
labs(x = "EPC 2020 derived total MWh/year",
y = "BEIS 2018 derived total MWh/year",
caption = "x = y line included for clarity")
outlier <- t[sumEpcMWh > 70000]
```
\@ref(fig:energyMSOAPlot) shows that both of these are true. MSOAs with a high proportion of owner occupiers (and therefore more likely to have missing EPCs) tend to have higher observed energy demand than the EOC data suggests - they are above the reference line. MSOAs with a lower proportion of owner occupiers (and therefore more likely to have more complete EPC coverage) tend to be on or below the line. As before we have the same notable outlier (`r outlier$MSOACode`) and for the same reasons... In this case this produces a much higher energy demand estimate than the BEIS 2018 data records
## Check ENERGY_CONSUMPTION_CURRENT
We recode the current energy consumption into categories for comparison with other low values and the presence of wind turbines/PV. We use -ve, 0 and 1 kWh as the thresholds of interest.
```{r, checkEnergy, fig.cap="Histogram of ENERGY_CONSUMPTION_CURRENT"}
ggplot2::ggplot(sotonUniqueEPCsDT, aes(x = ENERGY_CONSUMPTION_CURRENT)) +
geom_histogram(binwidth = 5) +
facet_wrap(~TENURE) +
geom_vline(xintercept = 0)
underZero <- nrow(sotonUniqueEPCsDT[ENERGY_CONSUMPTION_CURRENT < 0])
t <- with(sotonUniqueEPCsDT[ENERGY_CONSUMPTION_CURRENT < 0],
table(BUILT_FORM,TENURE))
kableExtra::kable(t, caption = "Properties with ENERGY_CONSUMPTION_CURRENT < 0")
# do we think this is caused by solar/wind?
sotonUniqueEPCsDT[, hasWind := ifelse(WIND_TURBINE_COUNT > 0, "Yes", "No")]
#table(sotonUniqueEPCsDT$hasWind)
sotonUniqueEPCsDT[, hasPV := ifelse(PHOTO_SUPPLY >0, "Yes", "No")]
#table(sotonUniqueEPCsDT$hasPV)
sotonUniqueEPCsDT[, consFlag := ifelse(ENERGY_CONSUMPTION_CURRENT < 0, "-ve kWh/y", NA)]
sotonUniqueEPCsDT[, consFlag := ifelse(ENERGY_CONSUMPTION_CURRENT == 0, "0 kWh/y", consFlag)]
sotonUniqueEPCsDT[, consFlag := ifelse(ENERGY_CONSUMPTION_CURRENT > 0 &
ENERGY_CONSUMPTION_CURRENT <= 1, "0-1 kWh/y", consFlag)]
sotonUniqueEPCsDT[, consFlag := ifelse(ENERGY_CONSUMPTION_CURRENT > 1, "1+ kWh/y", consFlag)]
t <- sotonUniqueEPCsDT[, .(nObs = .N), keyby = .(consFlag, hasWind, hasPV)]
kableExtra::kable(t, caption = "Properties in ENERGY_CONSUMPTION_CURRENT category by presence of microgeneration")
```
There are only `r underZero` dwellings where ENERGY_CONSUMPTION_CURRENT < 0 and none of them seem to have PV or a wind turbine so we can probably ignore them.
```{r, energyTenure, fig.cap="Comparing distributions of ENERGY_CONSUMPTION_CURRENT by tenure and built form"}
# repeat with a density plot to allow easy overlap
# exclude those with no data
ggplot2::ggplot(sotonUniqueEPCsDT[TENURE != "NO DATA!" &
TENURE != "unknown" &
TENURE != ""], aes(x = ENERGY_CONSUMPTION_CURRENT,
fill = TENURE, alpha = 0.2)) +
geom_density() +
facet_wrap(~BUILT_FORM) +
guides(alpha = FALSE) +
theme(legend.position = "bottom")
```
## Check CO2_EMISSIONS_CURRENT
Next we do the same for current emissions. Repeat the coding for total floor area using 0 and 1 TCO2/y as the threshold of interest.
```{r, checkEmissions, fig.cap="Histogram of CO2_EMISSIONS_CURRENT"}
ggplot2::ggplot(sotonUniqueEPCsDT, aes(x = CO2_EMISSIONS_CURRENT)) +
geom_histogram(binwidth = 1)
nZeroEmissions <- nrow(sotonUniqueEPCsDT[CO2_EMISSIONS_CURRENT < 0])
sotonUniqueEPCsDT[, emissionsFlag := ifelse(CO2_EMISSIONS_CURRENT < 0, "-ve CO2/y", NA)]
sotonUniqueEPCsDT[, emissionsFlag := ifelse(CO2_EMISSIONS_CURRENT == 0, "0 CO2/y", emissionsFlag)]
sotonUniqueEPCsDT[, emissionsFlag := ifelse(CO2_EMISSIONS_CURRENT > 0 &
CO2_EMISSIONS_CURRENT <= 1, "0-1 TCO2/y", emissionsFlag)]
sotonUniqueEPCsDT[, emissionsFlag := ifelse(CO2_EMISSIONS_CURRENT > 1, "1+ TCO2/y", emissionsFlag)]
t <- sotonUniqueEPCsDT[, .(nObs = .N), keyby = .(emissionsFlag, hasWind, hasPV)]
kableExtra::kable(t, caption = "Properties with CO2_EMISSIONS_CURRENT < 0 by presence of microgeneration")
kableExtra::kable(round(100*(prop.table(table(sotonUniqueEPCsDT$emissionsFlag,
sotonUniqueEPCsDT$consFlag,
useNA = "always")
)
)
,2)
, caption = "% properties in CO2_EMISSIONS_CURRENT categories by ENERGY_CONSUMPTION_CURRENT categories")
```
There are `r nZeroEmissions` properties with 0 or negative emissions. It looks like they are also the properties with -ve kWh as we might expect. So we can safely ignore them.
## Check ENVIRONMENT_IMPACT_CURRENT
`Environmental impact` should decrease as emissions increase.
```{r, checkImpact, fig.cap="Histogram of ENVIRONMENT_IMPACT_CURRENT"}
ggplot2::ggplot(allEPCs_DT, aes(x = ENVIRONMENT_IMPACT_CURRENT)) +
geom_histogram()
```
So what is the relationship between ENVIRONMENT_IMPACT_CURRENT and CO2_EMISSIONS_CURRENT? It is not linear... (Figure \@ref(fig:checkEmissionsImpact)) and there are some interesting outliers.
```{r, checkEmissionsImpact, fig.cap="PLot of ENVIRONMENT_IMPACT_CURRENT vs CO2_EMISSIONS_CURRENT"}
ggplot2::ggplot(allEPCs_DT, aes(x = CO2_EMISSIONS_CURRENT,
y = ENVIRONMENT_IMPACT_CURRENT,
colour = TENURE)) +
geom_point() +
facet_wrap(TENURE~.) +
theme(legend.position = "bottom")
```
## Check TOTAL_FLOOR_AREA
Repeat the coding for total floor area using 5 m2 as the threshold of interest.
```{r, checkFloorArea, fig.cap="Histogram of TOTAL_FLOOR_AREA"}
ggplot2::ggplot(sotonUniqueEPCsDT, aes(x = TOTAL_FLOOR_AREA)) +
geom_histogram(binwidth = 1)
nZeroFloorArea <- nrow(sotonUniqueEPCsDT[TOTAL_FLOOR_AREA < 0])
sotonUniqueEPCsDT[, floorFlag := ifelse(TOTAL_FLOOR_AREA == 0, "0 m2", NA)]
sotonUniqueEPCsDT[, floorFlag := ifelse(TOTAL_FLOOR_AREA > 0 &
TOTAL_FLOOR_AREA <= 10, "0-5 m2", floorFlag)]
sotonUniqueEPCsDT[, floorFlag := ifelse(TOTAL_FLOOR_AREA > 10, "5+ m2", floorFlag)]
t <- with(sotonUniqueEPCsDT, table(floorFlag, consFlag))
kableExtra::kable(round(100*prop.table(t),2), caption = "% properties with TOTAL_FLOOR_AREA category by ENERGY_CONSUMPTION_CURRENT category")
kableExtra::kable(head(sotonUniqueEPCsDT[, .(BUILDING_REFERENCE_NUMBER, PROPERTY_TYPE, TOTAL_FLOOR_AREA,
ENERGY_CONSUMPTION_CURRENT)][order(-TOTAL_FLOOR_AREA)], 10),
caption = "Top 10 by floor area (largest)")
kableExtra::kable(head(sotonUniqueEPCsDT[, .(BUILDING_REFERENCE_NUMBER, PROPERTY_TYPE, TOTAL_FLOOR_AREA,
ENERGY_CONSUMPTION_CURRENT)][order(TOTAL_FLOOR_AREA)], 10),
caption = "Bottom 10 by floor area (smallest)")
kableExtra::kable(round(100*prop.table(t),2), caption = "% properties with TOTAL_FLOOR_AREA category by ENERGY_CONSUMPTION_CURRENT category")
```
\@ref(tab:checkEmissions) shows that the properties with floor area of < 10m2 are not necessarily the ones with 0 or negative kWh values. Nevertheless they represent a small proportion of all properties.
The scale of the x axis also suggests a few very large properties.
## Data summary
We have identified some issues with a small number of the properties in the EPC dataset. These are not unexpected given that much of the estimates rely on partial or presumed data. Data entry errors are also quite likely. As a result we exclude:
* any property where ENERGY_CONSUMPTION_CURRENT <= 0
* any property where TOTAL_FLOOR_AREA <= 5
* any property where CO2_EMISSIONS_CURRENT <= 0
```{r, finalData}
finalDT <- sotonUniqueEPCsDT[ENERGY_CONSUMPTION_CURRENT > 0 &
TOTAL_FLOOR_AREA > 5 &
CO2_EMISSIONS_CURRENT > 0]
skimr::skim(finalDT)
```
This leaves us with a total of `r prettyNum(nrow(finalDT), big.mark = ",")` properties.
`
# Current estimated annual CO2 emmisions
We can now use the cleaned data to estimated the annual CO2 emissions at:
* MSOA level for Southampton using
* BEIS observed data
* aggregated EPC data
* Dwelling level for Southampton using
* aggregated EPC data
Obviously the EPC-derived totals will not be the total CO2 emissions for **all** Southampton properties since we know not all dwellings are represented in the EPC data (see above).
## MSOA estimates
Method:
```{r, setCarbonFactors, echo = TRUE}
elecCF <- 200 # CO2e/kWh https://www.icax.co.uk/Grid_Carbon_Factors.html
gasCF <- 215 # https://www.icax.co.uk/Carbon_Emissions_Calculator.html
```
BEIS: apply 2019 mean grid carbon intensity for:
* electricity: `r elecCF` g
* gas: `r gasCF` g CO2e/kWh
EPC: use estimated CO2 values - note based on 'old' electricity grid carbon intensity values ()
```{r, co2BEIS}
sotonMSOA_DT[, sumBEIS_tCO2 := (beisElecMWh/1000)*elecCF + (beisGasMWh/1000)*gasCF]
```
```{r, co2MSOAPlot, fig.cap="Energy demand comparison"}
ggplot2::ggplot(sotonMSOA_DT, aes(x = sumBEIS_tCO2,
y = sumEPC_tCO2,
colour = round(ownerOcc_pc))) +
geom_abline(alpha = 0.2, slope=1, intercept=0) +
geom_point() +
scale_color_continuous(name = "% owner occupiers \n(Census 2011)", high = "red", low = "green") +
#theme(legend.position = "bottom") +
labs(x = "EPC 2020 derived total T CO2/year",
y = "BEIS 2018 derived total T CO2/year",
caption = "x = y line included for clarity")
#outlier <- t[sumEpcMWh > 70000]
```
\@ref(fig:energyMSOAPlot) shows that
# Carbon Tax Scenarios
## No change to carbon intensity
* no emissions allowances (unlike the ETS and also [current UK government proposals](https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/828824/Carbon_Emissions_Tax_-_Technical_Note__1_.pdf))
* [Carbon tax rate of £16/T](https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/828824/Carbon_Emissions_Tax_-_Technical_Note__1_.pdf) (currently only proposed for [businesses](https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/changes-to-tax-provisions-for-carbon-emissions-tax/changes-to-tax-provisions-for-carbon-emissions-tax))
Applying these rates enables us to calculate the Southampton and MSOA level Carbon Tax liability of households via the EPC and BEIS observed energy consumption methods.
```{r, msoaScenario1}
sotonMSOA_DT[, ct_BEIS := sumBEIS_tCO2 * 16]
sotonMSOA_DT[, ct_EPCs := sumEPC_tCO2 * 16]
t <- sotonMSOA_DT[, .(CarbonTaxBEIS_GBP = prettyNum(sum(ct_BEIS), big.mark = ","),
CarbonTaxEPCs_GBP = prettyNum(sum(ct_EPCs), big.mark = ",")),
keyby = .(LAName)]
kableExtra::kable(t, caption = "Estimated Carbon tax liability for Southampton households/properties under Scenario 1") %>%
kable_styling()
```
As we would expect the values are relatively close due to the similar total emissions values estimated above.
If we look at the values by MSOA (\@ref(fig:carbonTaxMSOAPlot)), we find that values differ quite substantially between the methods depending on the levels of EPC records (or missing households - see above) that we are likely to have.
```{r, carbonTaxMSOAPlot, fig.cap="Energy demand comparison"}
ggplot2::ggplot(sotonMSOA_DT, aes(x = ct_BEIS/1000,
y = ct_EPCs/1000,
colour = round(ownerOcc_pc))) +
geom_abline(alpha = 0.2, slope=1, intercept=0) +
geom_point() +
scale_color_continuous(name = "% owner occupiers \n(Census 2011)", high = "red", low = "green") +
#theme(legend.position = "bottom") +
labs(x = "EPC 2020 derived total Carbon Tax £k/year",
y = "BEIS 2018 derived total Carbon Tax £k/year",
caption = "x = y line included for clarity")
#outlier <- t[sumEpcMWh > 70000]
```
Perhaps of more interest however is the relationship between estimated Carbon Tax £ and levels of deprivation. Figure \@ref(fig:carbonTaxMSOAPlotDep) shows the estimated total Carbon Tax (in £k per year) per MSOA against the proportion of households in the MSOA who do not suffer from any dimension of deprivation as defined by the English [Indices of Multiple Deprivation](https://www.nomisweb.co.uk/census/2011/qs119ew). As we can see the higher the proportion of households with no deprivation, the higher the total MSOA Carbon Tax. This suggests that a Carbon Tax will be regressive - those who pay the most are likely to be those who use more energy and thus are likely to be those who can afford to do so.
But we need to be very careful. Some deprived households might well spend a high proportion of their income on energy in order to heat very energy efficient homes. For them, a Carbon Tax would be similar to VAT - an additional burden that might be relatively small in £ terms (compared to a well-off high energy-using household) but high in terms of the % of their income (or expenditure). This is a well known issue highlighted by recent [ONS data on family energy expenditures](https://twitter.com/dataknut/status/1312855327491133441/photo/1).
```{r, carbonTaxMSOAPlotDep, fig.cap="Energy demand comparison"}
t1 <- sotonMSOA_DT[, .(MSOACode, ctSum = ct_EPCs, dep0_pc)]
t1[, source := "BEIS 2018"]
t2 <- sotonMSOA_DT[, .(MSOACode, ctSum = ct_BEIS, dep0_pc)]
t2[, source := "EPC 2020"]
plotDT <- rbind(t1,t2)
ggplot2::ggplot(plotDT, aes(x = dep0_pc, y = ctSum, colour = source)) +
geom_point() +
geom_smooth() +
#theme(legend.position = "bottom") +
labs(x = "% with no deprivation dimensions \n(Census 2011)",
y = "Carbon Tax £k/year",
caption = "x = y line included for clarity")
#outlier <- t[sumEpcMWh > 70000]
```
## National Grid’s Future Energy Scenarios:
* 2030 emissions level for electricity of 0.102 kgCO2/kWh
* gas unchanged
# R packages used
* rmarkdown [@rmarkdown]
* bookdown [@bookdown]
* knitr [@knitr]
* data.table [@data.table]
* ggplot2 [@ggplot2]
* kableExtra [@kableExtra]
* readxl [@readxl]
# References
makeReport <- function(f){
# default = html
rmarkdown::render(input = paste0(here::here("EPCsAndCarbon", f), ".Rmd"),
params = list(title = title,
subtitle = subtitle,
authors = authors),
output_file = paste0(here::here("docs/"), f, ".html")
)
# word
rmarkdown::render(input = paste0(here::here("EPCsAndCarbon", f), ".Rmd"),
params = list(title = title,
subtitle = subtitle,
authors = authors),
output_file = paste0(here::here("docs/"), f, ".docx"),
output_format = "word_document"
)
}
# >> run report ----
rmdFile <- "carbonCosts" # not the full path
title = "What can EPC data tell us about the domestic cost of carbon?"
subtitle = ""
authors = "Ben Anderson"
makeReport(rmdFile)
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