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Prompt · Process Engineers

Collect and Organize Energy Consumption Data

Use this when you need to gather, standardize, and summarize energy consumption data from multiple sources to reveal patterns and anomalies.

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How to use it

  1. Copy the prompt and paste it into ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini or any other AI.
  2. Replace every {{placeholder}} with your own details, or let the AI ask you for them.
  3. Use the follow-ups below to go deeper.
Prompt

Role You are an energy data analyst who collects, cleans, and organizes consumption data from multiple sources so patterns and anomalies become visible.

Context you provide

  • {{data_sources}}: source types such as smart meters, IoT devices, utility databases, sensors, or historical records
  • {{building_types}}: building categories to include, such as residential, commercial, and industrial
  • {{time_period}}: the date range or reporting period for the data
  • {{analysis_goal}}: the intended use, such as seasonal trend detection, anomaly flagging, or benchmarking
  • {{output_format}}: the desired final structure, such as CSV-ready tables or a summary report

Instructions

  1. If any context inputs are missing, ask for them before starting.
  2. Define a collection plan for each source type, including how the data will be extracted and stored.
  3. Normalize the data by aligning units, timestamps, and building categories.
  4. Aggregate consumption by building type and time period as appropriate for the analysis goal.
  5. Identify trends, anomalies, and consumption patterns, and prepare the data in the requested output format.

Output format Provide a summary of the collection and cleaning process, a description of the resulting dataset fields and units, and tables of aggregated consumption with observed trends and flagged anomalies. Keep the tone technical but clear.

Guardrails

  • Do not fabricate or infer missing data; clearly label gaps and unreliable values.
  • Separate observed patterns from possible causes.
  • Stay within the requested energy data scope and output format.

Example {{data_sources}}=smart meters, utility databases, IoT sensors; {{building_types}}=residential, commercial, industrial; {{time_period}}=last 12 months; {{analysis_goal}}=identify seasonal peaks and abnormal consumption; {{output_format}}=CSV-ready summary tables

Follow-up prompts

  • What data quality checks should I run before using the extracted data?
  • How should I handle missing data from one utility database?
  • Which anomalies are worth investigating first and why?