Dr. Le Xie, a professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Texas A&M University and assistant director of energy digitization at the Texas A&M Energy Institute, is working with his research team to collaborate on a project to release a first-of-its-kind cross-domain, open-access data hub to track the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on electricity markets in the U.S.
The Coronavirus Disease-Electricity Market Data Aggregation+ (COVID-EMDA+) integrates cross domains of data, including the electricity sector, public health COVID-19 case data, weather data, cellular phone location data and satellite imaging data into a compact format and is updated daily to capture the evolving dynamics.
“This data hub provides a unique opportunity for a data-driven, scientific approach to tracking and measuring the short-run impacts of COVID-19 on the power sector, and it also supports other interdisciplinary research,” Xie said.
There is still uncertainty on how the gradual reopening of states will impact the electricity sector. Due to social distancing protocols and many Americans working from home, there has been a significant change in electricity consumption. The COVID-EMDA+ tool allows Xie's research team to analyze the scope of this change and better assess how to move forward.
The goal of this research is to provide a timely open-access data resource accompanied by rigorous analysis to aid the power community in making scientifically informed decisions in the current moment.
The Coronavirus Disease-Electricity Market Data Aggregation+ (COVID-EMDA+) integrates cross domains of data, including the electricity sector, public health COVID-19 case data, weather data, cellular phone location data and satellite imaging data into a compact format and is updated daily to capture the evolving dynamics.
“This data hub provides a unique opportunity for a data-driven, scientific approach to tracking and measuring the short-run impacts of COVID-19 on the power sector, and it also supports other interdisciplinary research,” Xie said.
There is still uncertainty on how the gradual reopening of states will impact the electricity sector. Due to social distancing protocols and many Americans working from home, there has been a significant change in electricity consumption. The COVID-EMDA+ tool allows Xie's research team to analyze the scope of this change and better assess how to move forward.
The goal of this research is to provide a timely open-access data resource accompanied by rigorous analysis to aid the power community in making scientifically informed decisions in the current moment.
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