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Historical daily gas and electrical energy flows through Great Britain's transmission networks and the decarbonisation of domestic heat
Publically available data is presented comparing recent historical daily energy flows through Great
Britain's electrical and gas transmission networks with a focus on domestic heat and hot water. When
this data is expressed graphically it illustrates important differences in the characteristics of the gas and
electricity demand; these include the quantity of energy delivered through the networks on a daily basis,
the scale of variability in the gas demand over multiple timescales (seasonal, weekly and daily) and the
relative stability and predictability of the electrical demand. As the United Kingdom proceeds to migrate
heating demands to the electrical network in its drive to cut carbon emissions, electrical demand will
increase, but equally importantly the variability and uncertainty shown in the gas demand will also
migrate to the electrical demand, which suggests both technical challenges and opportunities for
management of future energy networks