Profiling and Predictive Analytics with Smart Meters

With the aim of a cleaner, more reliable and affordable energy future for Nova Scotia, NS Power is modernizing the electricity grid. The system that has powered the needs of 500,000 households and businesses in Nova Scotia for a century is evolving, by adding more wind and solar generation, battery storage and electric vehicles to the grid. The first step that NS Power has taken towards a clean and sustainable energy future is the upgradation of smart meters – work that began in late 2019 and which will be completed later this year (2021). Smart meters are the standard in electrical meters. They are sophisticated, digital devices that record electricity use and send it to the company through a safe, secure wireless connection. Once the meter upgrades are complete, consumers in Nova Scotia benefit from increased convenience, reliability and control when it comes to managing their electricity consumption. These smart meters have now started providing a large amount of data streaming from every household in the province. While managing such a large amount of data is a challenge, the company is excited about the wealth of information that can be extracted from the dataset.

Faculty Supervisor:

Pawan Lingras

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Partner:

Nova Scotia Power

Discipline:

Computer science

Sector:

Utilities

University:

Saint Mary's University

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