106 to 21Public energy data
Peers cut false alerts
false alerts at schools in August, once buildings were compared with their peers
- What was observed
- Energy use drops sharply when schools close for the holidays.
- What a generic approach says
- Every drop raises an alert.
- What the engine read
- Comparing buildings with peers that operate the same way cut August alerts at schools from 106 to 21. On 318 real electricity customers, the same approach caught 94% of planted 30% drops at 2.6% false alerts.
- What it meant for the decision
- Context works outside lending too.