Abstract
"Long-duration smart-home utility dataset with two years of minutely electricity, water, and natural gas measurements plus weather and billing data. CSV/TSV/RData formats. Used for forecasting, NILM, and resource analytics."
Description
Overview
AMPds2, the Almanac of Minutely Power Dataset Version 2, is a public residential utility dataset collected from a Canadian home over two full years. It is notable for combining electricity, water, and natural gas consumption with environmental and billing information.
The dataset was released to support computational sustainability, NILM, energy engineering, and eco-feedback research using real household data. Its multi-utility scope makes it especially useful for integrated smart-home resource modeling rather than electricity-only analysis.
Column Schema
| Column | Description |
|---|---|
| timestamp | Minute timestamp for each reading. |
| meter_id | Identifier for the utility meter or sub-meter. |
| power_w | Electric power measurement. |
| water_use | Water consumption measurement. |
| gas_use | Natural gas consumption measurement. |
| weather_temp | Linked outdoor weather observation. |
| billing_value | Utility billing or cost-related variable. |
Key Statistics
- Total Records: 1,051,200 readings per meter over 730 days
- Features: 11 electricity measurement characteristics plus water, gas, weather, and billing variables
- File Format: CSV, tab-delimited, and RData
- File Size: varies by file package
- Time Period: 2012-2014
Use Cases
- Residential load forecasting and utility demand modeling
- Non-intrusive load monitoring and appliance studies
- Integrated household resource analytics across electricity, water, and gas
Source & Attribution
AMPds2 was created by Stephen Makonin and collaborators and is distributed through Harvard Dataverse. It is one of the best-known public smart-home datasets for multi-utility consumption research.
Data Preview
| timestamp | meter_id | power_w | water_use | gas_use |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012-04-01 00:00:00 | main | 421 | 0.0 | 0.02 |
| 2012-04-01 00:01:00 | main | 438 | 0.0 | 0.02 |
| 2012-04-01 00:02:00 | kitchen | 112 | 0.0 | 0.00 |
| 2012-04-01 00:03:00 | dryer | 0 | 0.0 | 0.00 |
| 2012-04-01 00:04:00 | main | 395 | 0.1 | 0.01 |
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Cite This Dataset
Makonin, Stephen, Popowich, Fred, Bartram, Lyn, Gill, Bob, & Bajic, Ivan V. (2016). AMPds2 — Residential Electricity, Water & Gas [730 days]. Scientific Data. [Dataset]. Nature Publishing Group. http://dx.doi.org/10.7910/DVN/FIE0S4
Source: Nature Publishing Group (2016)
Indexed by IoTDataset.com on Apr 06, 2026
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