ESB (Electricity Supply Board) dataset

Information

• The dataset consists of smart meter data collected from approximately 5,000 households and small businesses in Ireland between 2009 and 2013.
• The data includes half-hourly readings of electricity consumption, as well as some additional data such as weather data, holidays, and other events that may affect electricity consumption.
• The dataset is anonymized to protect the privacy of the households and businesses, with all personal identifiers removed.
• The ESB Ireland dataset is available to researchers and academics for non-commercial purposes upon request.
• The dataset has been used for research on energy demand forecasting, energy efficiency, and load disaggregation.
• The dataset has been validated against other smart meter datasets and found to be representative of Irish electricity consumption patterns.