Smart meter enabled disaggregation of urban peak water demand: Precursor to effective urban water planning

Urban Water Journal

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 174-194

  Cole, Graham ^a,b   Stewart, Rodney A ^a  

^a GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b Wide Bay Water Corporation   (Australia)

Author keywords

consumption disaggregation; hourly consumption profile; irrigation; peak demand; water demand management; water tariffs

Indexed keywords

DEMAND ANALYSIS; DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM; IRRIGATION; TARIFF STRUCTURE; URBAN PLANNING; WATER DEMAND; WATER PLANNING; WATER USE;

AUSTRALIA; HERVEY BAY; QUEENSLAND;

EID: 84879128377     PISSN: 1573062X     EISSN: 17449006     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/1573062X.2012.716446     Document Type: Article

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