| 摘要 |
A method of and apparatus for classifying consumption of at least one utility by a plurality of consumers is claimed. The method comprises acquiring or determining a plurality of consumption metrics 40, sorting the metrics according to metric value 45 and forming clusters of the sorted metrics to identify boundaries between the clusters 46. Each utility consumption metric has a value which is indicative of an aspect of consumption by one of the plurality of consumers over a single time period or across multiple time periods within a larger time frame. The boundaries between the clusters of the sorted utility consumption metrics define different classes of utility consumption by the consumers and divide the consumption metrics of the consumers into the different classes. |
