Published September 19, 2025
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Norwegian Electricity in Geographic Dataset (NoreGeo)
Description
We present a comprehensive geographic dataset representing the electricity system in Norway. We collect data from multiple authoritative sources, process it into widely accepted formats, and generate interactive maps based on this data. Our dataset includes information for each municipality in Norway for the year 2024, encompassing electricity infrastructure, consumption, renewable and conventional production, main power grid topology, relevant natural resources, and population demographics. This work results in a formatted geographic dataset that integrates diverse informational resources.
A detailed description of our dataset is available via our pre-print
Citation for our work:
Shiliang Zhang, Sabita Maharjan, Kai Strunz, Jan Christian Bryne, "Norwegian Electricity in Geographic Dataset (NoreGeo)," arXiv preprint arXiv:2510.09698 (2025). doi: 10.48550/arXiv.2510.09698
BibTex:
@article{zhang2025norwegian,
title={Norwegian Electricity in Geographic Dataset (NoreGeo)},
author={Zhang, Shiliang and Maharjan, Sabita and Strunz, Kai and Bryne, Jan Christian},
journal={arXiv preprint arXiv:2510.09698},
year={2025}
}
We explain the features in each of the dataset files in the following:
| File name | Number of records | Feature name | Meaning | Unit |
| Norwegian daily electricity price.csv | 1,830 | Date CET/CEST | Time according to CET/CEST | NA |
| MBA | Market balance area, or the electricity price area in Norway | NA | ||
| spot_price | Electricity price | Eur per MWh | ||
| Norwegian daily electricity price.geojson | 1,830 | Electricity_price_area | Market balance area, or the electricity price area in Norway | NA |
| Shape_length | Length of the boundary of the electricity price area | Meter | ||
| Shape_area | Area of the electricity price area | Square meter | ||
| Electricity price and time stamp | Time in the format DD.MM.YYYY. Electricity measured by Eur/MWh | Electricity measured by Eur/MWh | ||
| Geometry | Polygon of the geographic boundary of the electricity price area with latitude and longitude | NA | ||
| Municipality level monthly consumption.csv | 3,580 | Month | Month during the year 2024 | NA |
| Municipality | Name of the municipalities in Norway | NA | ||
| Total energy consumption | The amount of energy consumed within a month | MWh | ||
| Municipality level monthly consumption.geojson | 3,580 | Municipality name | Name of municipalities in Norway | NA |
| Energy consumption and time stamp | Time in the format YYYY-MM. Consumption measured by MWh | Consumption measured by MWh | ||
| Geometry | Polygon of the geographic boundary of municipalities in Norway with latitude and longitude | NA | ||
| Main power lines (overhead cable).geojson | 145,891 | Voltage | Voltage of the electricity through the cable | KV |
| Geometry | The power line on the map with latitudes and longitudes | NA | ||
| Main power lines (sea cable).geojson | 8,762 | Voltage | Voltage of the electricity through the cable | KV |
| Geometry | The power line on the map with latitudes and longitudes | NA | ||
| Transformers.geojson | 1,211 | Voltage | Voltage of the electricity through the transformer | KV |
| Geometry | The transformer location on the map in latitude and longitude | NA | ||
| Norwegian municipality boundaries.geojson | 357 | Municipality name | Name of the municipalities in Norway | NA |
| Geometry | Polygon of the municipality boundary in latitudes and longitudes | NA | ||
| Norwegian market balance area boundaries.geojson | 5 | Geometry | Polygon of the geographic boundary of the electricity price area with latitudes and longitudes | NA |
| Norwegian population distribution.geojson | 224,541 | Total population | Number of people living in a grid of 250m x 250m | NA |
| Geometry | The latitudes and longitudes for the geographic boundary of a grid with the size 250m x 250m | NA | ||
| Hydro power plants with capacity.geojson | 4,052 | Max output | Maximum output of the power plant | MW |
| Name | Name of the hydro power plant | NA | ||
| Energy equivalent | It means how much energy can be extracted per cubic meter of water through the power plant | KWh/m^3 | ||
| Geometry | Location of the power plant | NA | ||
| Hydro power pipes.geojson | 3,678 | Length | The length of the pipe | Meter |
| Geometry | The pipes on the map with latitudes and longitudes | NA | ||
| Hydro power tunnels.geojson | 2,839 | Length | Length of the hydro power plant tunnels | Meter |
| Geometry | The tunnels on the map with latitudes and longitudes | Meter | ||
| Regulated lakes related to hydro power.geojson | 2,448 | Name | Name of the regulated lake | NA |
| Geometry | Polygon of the lake with latitudes and longitudes | NA | ||
| Licensed wind power plants.geojson | 64 | Capacity | Power capacity of the plant when designed | MW |
| Name | Name of the power plant | NA | ||
| Capacity in operation | Capacity of the power plant during operation | MW | ||
| Expected production | Expected electricity production during a year | GWh | ||
| Geometry | Location of the power plant with latitude and longitude | NA | ||
| Wind power plants with license under process.geojson | 46 | Capacity | Power capacity in design | MW |
| Name | Name of the power plant | NA | ||
| Expected production | Expected electricity production during a year | GWh | ||
| Geometry | Location of the power plant with latitude and longitude | NA | ||
| Wind turbine locations.geojson | 1,458 | Facility No. | The index of the power plant that the wind turbine belongs to | NA |
| Geometry | Location of the wind turbine with latitude and longitude | NA | ||
| Wind resource availability.geojson | 196,318 | Availability | Availability of wind resource 50 meters above ground during a year | Hour |
| Geometry | Polygon of the geographic area of the same availability with latitude and longitude | NA | ||
| Solar power plants with capacity.geojson | 89 | Name | Name of the power plant | NA |
| Capacity | Power capacity in design for the power plant | MW | ||
| Capacity in operation | Power capacity of the power plant during operation | MW | ||
| Expected production | Expected power production during a year | GWh | ||
| Geometry | Location of the solar power plant with latitude and longitude | NA | ||
| Estimated municipality solar power production.geojson | 357 | Municipality | Name of municipalities in Norway | NA |
| Estimation | Estimated solar power production in a municipality | MWh | ||
| Geometry | Polygon of the geographic boundary of a municipality | NA | ||
| Solar panel distribution in Oslo.geojson | 868 | Geometry | Polygons of rooftop solar panels in Oslo | NA |
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Municipality level monthly consumption.csv
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