Energy consumption forecasting using a stacked nonparametric Bayesian approach

• URL: http://arxiv.org/abs/2011.05519v1
• Date: Wed, 11 Nov 2020 02:27:00 GMT
• Title: Energy consumption forecasting using a stacked nonparametric Bayesian approach
• Authors: Dilusha Weeraddana, Nguyen Lu Dang Khoa, Lachlan O Neil, Weihong Wang, and Chen Cai
• Abstract summary: We study the process of forecasting household energy consumption using multiple short time series data. We construct a stacked GP method where the predictive posteriors of each GP applied to each task are used in the prior and likelihood of the next level GP. We apply our model to a real-world dataset to forecast energy consumption in Australian households across several states.
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• License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
• Abstract: In this paper, the process of forecasting household energy consumption is studied within the framework of the nonparametric Gaussian Process (GP), using multiple short time series data. As we begin to use smart meter data to paint a clearer picture of residential electricity use, it becomes increasingly apparent that we must also construct a detailed picture and understanding of consumer's complex relationship with gas consumption. Both electricity and gas consumption patterns are highly dependent on various factors, and the intricate interplay of these factors is sophisticated. Moreover, since typical gas consumption data is low granularity with very few time points, naive application of conventional time-series forecasting techniques can lead to severe over-fitting. Given these considerations, we construct a stacked GP method where the predictive posteriors of each GP applied to each task are used in the prior and likelihood of the next level GP. We apply our model to a real-world dataset to forecast energy consumption in Australian households across several states. We compare intuitively appealing results against other commonly used machine learning techniques. Overall, the results indicate that the proposed stacked GP model outperforms other forecasting techniques that we tested, especially when we have a multiple short time-series instances.

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