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Abstract

A method for determining occupancy of a facility is provided. The method includes: first generating occupancy components for the facility by processing a first data set comprising energy consumption and outside temperature data for the facility, the energy consumption and outside temperature data taken at a prescribed time increment over a first plurality of days; second generating a normalized first data set by employing the occupancy components to remove effects of occupancy of the facility from the first data set, the occupancy components comprising: a lower bound of energy consumption as a function of outside temperature; a normalized occupancy profile component as a function of the prescribed time increment; a marginal energy consumption component as a function of outside temperature; and a daily occupancy level component for each of the first plurality of days; and receiving the normalized first data set and a normalized second data set, the normalized second data set being generated from energy consumption and outside temperature data taken at the prescribed time increment over a second plurality of days, and generating and displaying comparisons of the normalized second data set with the normalized first data set over the second plurality of days.

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