Hexbin Plot

Energy Consumption Pattern

Temperature vs electricity usage for smart grid optimization.

Output
Energy Consumption Pattern
Python
import matplotlib.pyplot as plt
import numpy as np
from matplotlib.colors import LinearSegmentedColormap

np.random.seed(42)
n_readings = 12000

temperature = np.random.normal(20, 12, n_readings)
temperature = np.clip(temperature, -10, 45)

base_usage = 100 + 5 * np.abs(temperature - 18)
usage = base_usage + np.random.exponential(20, n_readings)
usage = np.clip(usage, 50, 400)

fig, ax = plt.subplots(figsize=(10, 8), facecolor='#ffffff')
ax.set_facecolor('#fff7ed')

colors = ['#fff7ed', '#ffedd5', '#fed7aa', '#fdba74', '#fb923c', 
          '#f97316', '#ea580c', '#c2410c', '#9a3412', '#7c2d12']
cmap = LinearSegmentedColormap.from_list('orange', colors, N=256)

hb = ax.hexbin(temperature, usage, gridsize=35, cmap=cmap, mincnt=1,
               edgecolors='white', linewidths=0.3)

ax.axvline(x=18, color='#16a34a', linestyle='-', alpha=0.7, linewidth=2, label='Optimal Temp (18C)')

from matplotlib.patches import Rectangle
comfort = Rectangle((15, 50), 10, 100, fill=False, edgecolor='#16a34a', 
                     linewidth=2, linestyle='-', alpha=0.8, label='Comfort Zone')
ax.add_patch(comfort)

temp_line = np.linspace(-10, 45, 100)
usage_line = 100 + 5 * np.abs(temp_line - 18)
ax.plot(temp_line, usage_line, '-', color='#9a3412', linewidth=2, alpha=0.7, label='Baseline')

cbar = plt.colorbar(hb, ax=ax, pad=0.02, shrink=0.85)
cbar.set_label('Reading Count', fontsize=11, color='#7c2d12', labelpad=10)
cbar.ax.yaxis.set_tick_params(color='#9a3412')
cbar.outline.set_edgecolor('#fed7aa')
plt.setp(plt.getp(cbar.ax.axes, 'yticklabels'), color='#9a3412', fontsize=9)

ax.set_xlabel('Temperature (C)', fontsize=12, color='#7c2d12', fontweight='600', labelpad=12)
ax.set_ylabel('Energy Usage (kWh)', fontsize=12, color='#7c2d12', fontweight='600', labelpad=12)
ax.set_title('Energy Consumption vs Temperature', fontsize=16, color='#431407', fontweight='700', pad=20)

ax.tick_params(colors='#9a3412', labelsize=10, length=0)
ax.spines['top'].set_visible(False)
ax.spines['right'].set_visible(False)
ax.spines['left'].set_color('#fed7aa')
ax.spines['bottom'].set_color('#fed7aa')

ax.legend(loc='upper right', fontsize=9, frameon=True, facecolor='white', 
          edgecolor='#fed7aa', labelcolor='#7c2d12')
ax.grid(True, alpha=0.3, color='#fed7aa', linestyle='-', linewidth=0.5)
ax.set_axisbelow(True)

plt.tight_layout()
plt.show()
Library

Matplotlib

Category

Pairwise Data

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