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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