Metro Government of Nashville and Davidson CountyOpen Data Metadata

Contact Information

Who is the contact for this dataset? The contact will be the Metro employee who is accountable for the data provided in this dataset and can act as front-line support in the event of any questions about the data.

Contact Name / Sandra Chapman
Data Provided By / Nashville Electric Service
Contact Phone / 615-747-3514
Contact Email /

What Does this Dataset Describe?

What is the name of this dataset? How should a user identify this dataset in any communication with contact above? Provide a shorter description of the Dataset that can act as a one-line summary of the dataset when dealing with stakeholders. Provide a longer description of the data that can be readily understood by non-technical users.

Dataset Title / Energy Consumption for Commercial Accounts Using Greater than 50 KW per Month
Short Description / Monthly energy consumption for commercial accounts using greater than 50 KW per month.
Category / Business
Metro Information Classification* / Internal (lowest risk)
OPTIONAL Tags / Keywords
(separated by commas) / 50kw; Rate code; energy consumption, energy demand
Source System / NES CIS system
Source Link / NES CIS system
Full Non-Technical Description
This dataset provides monthly energy consumption, demand, customer count, NES rate code for commercial accounts using greater than 50 KW per month. The data is summarized by NES Rate Code.

* The Information Classification policy that explain’s Metro’s levels is found at: http://www.nashville.gov/Portals/0/SiteContent/ITS/docs/Information%20Security/7_2_2_InformationClassificationPolicy.pdf

Does the Dataset Reflect a Particular Time Period?

Provide any date restrictions that may affect the validity of the data. The table fields are defined as follows:

Source Date / Monthly
Start Date / 08/08/2011
End Date / 9/1/2015
Dataset Refresh Interval / Monthly
Dataset Review Date / N/A
Data Expiration Date / N/A
Comments

Dataset Definition/Format

Provide a field-by-field breakdown and definition of each record. This section acts as the formal data dictionary for an individual record. Add or delete rows as necessary to describe all of your dataset fields.

Data Field Name / Format / Description
Month / Number / Month
Year / Number / Year
Demand / Number / Demand by KW Range
Number / Number / Number of Account by Code
Code / Number / NES account classification
KWD / Number / Kilowatts Demand
KWH / Number / Kilowatts Hours

Additional Dataset Considerations

Dataset Technical Description / This dataset provides monthly energy consumption, demand, customer count, NES rate code for commercial accounts using greater than 50 KW per month. The data is summarized by NES Rate Code.
Dataset Assumptions / Data is accurate as of November 14, 2014.
Why was the Dataset Created? / This data is produced monthly for internal reporting.
How was the Dataset Created? / The data was extracted from CIS system and put into Excel.
What similar or related data should the user be aware of? / None
How reliable is the Data? / All the data is validated by CIS staff
How well have the data points been checked? / All data has been validated by CIS staff
Are there Legal Restrictions on the Access or Use of the Data? / None beyond those standard for Metro Open Data

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data.nashville.gov 08/11/2015