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Baseline Development & Data Collection
12+ months pre-project data; eliminating anomalies; regression analysis; peak/average load.
10 min read · Jacob Willis, Net Zero Lead · Last reviewed July 2026
A robust baseline is built from good data and sound analysis. This lesson covers the practical work of developing one - collecting data, finding the relationships, and avoiding the traps.
In this lesson
- 01Collecting the data
- 02Cleaning the data
- 03Finding the relationship: regression
- 04Judging the model
- 05Multiple drivers
- 06Documenting the baseline
- 07Sources and further reading