Uruguay household energy storage data

What is a data containing electricity consumption records in Uruguay?

Provided by the Springer Nature SharedIt content-sharing initiative This article introduces a dataset containing electricity consumption records of residential households in Uruguay (mostly in Montevideo). The dataset is conceived to analyze customer behavior and detect patterns of energy consumption that can help to improve the service.

How long does electricity consumption last in Uruguay?

The datetime ranges of the recorded consumptions vary depending on the subset, from some weeks long to some years long. The data was collected by the Uruguayan electricity company (UTE) and studied by Universidad de la República.

Who provides electricity in Uruguay?

In Uruguay, electricity is provided by the state-owned electric company, Administración Nacional de Usinas y Trasmisiones Eléctricas (UTE). Uruguay has been recognized as one of the top countries with the most developed and used renewable energy sources.

What are the different types of energy sources in Uruguay?

Renewable energy here is the sum of hydropower, wind, solar, geothermal, modern biomass and wave and tidal energy. Traditional biomass – the burning of charcoal, crop waste, and other organic matter – is not included. This can be an important energy source in lower-income settings. Uruguay: How much of the country’s energy comes from nuclear power?

How many people use electric water heaters in Uruguay?

In Uruguay, 87.3% of residential households have electric water heaters (mainly for showers) 10. The consumption of this appliance, which is fully manageable and has a high potential for thermal storage, represents approximately a third of the electrical consumption of all homes.

What is ECD-Uy based on Uruguay?

The presented dataset, named ECD-UY after Electricity Consumption Data set of UruguaY, is divided into three consumption subsets and a customers information set. Regarding consumption data, the first subset consists of the total household consumption obtained from smart meters of 110,953 customers countrywide.