Table 1 Description of dataset

LCLid

String

This is each Consumer Id

(i) MAC000295

(ii) MAC000318

(iii) MAC000324

stdorToU

String

These are the existing tariff plans:

Std

dToU tariff = 1100 customers

Non-ToU tariff = 4500 customers

DateTime

DateTime

The time-series data was gathered from November 2011 to February 2014

02/05/2012 01:00:00

KWH/hh (per half hour)

Float

kWh (kilowatt-hour) reflects the total amount of energy used. hh (half-hourly) are every 30 min smart meter measurements that are sent to the energy supplier

Acorn

String

ACORN (A Classification of Residential Neighborhoods) was developed by CACI as a consumption classification of the UK population into demographic types comprising of 6 categories, 18 groups, and 62 types

The 6 categories are:

(i) ACORN-A

(ii) ACORN-B

(iii) ACORN-C

(iv) ACORN-D

(v) ACORN-E

(vi) ACORN-F

Acorn_Grouped

String

ACORN categories are divided further into 18 groups

Affluent, Comfortable, Adversity …