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Predicting Kilowatt Consumption

Whenever past performance is indicative of future results, predictive modeling is prescient. Such is the case with electrical bills. Twenty-two months worth of electrical bills for a four bedroom, two bath apartment of a 1500 square foot duplex in the Lincoln, Nebraska area were submitted by residents. The following billing-period statistics were abstracted from each electrical bill: kWh, total kilowatt hour usage, avg_kWh_per_day, average kilowatt hour usage per day, avg_high, average high temperature, and avg_low, average low temperature.