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Blue Line Customer Care
Administrator
Canada
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 Posted - 11/04/2011 : 08:55:05
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Hello hopefully I can shed some light on the workings of PlotWatt and how the energy buckets are comprised.
While the short answer is of course “It’s a secret” the PlotWatt site takes the whole home data information provided by the sensor on the meter, through the WiFi Gateway in for analysis.
From there machine learning algorithms are applied to zero in on the patterns and behaviours of usage. As users we can ****ist by completing the homes profile with what we have running so that the algorithm can get a bit of a head start or “heads-up” on what to expect.
This is indeed a radical change from many systems/providers where receptacle plugs, and circuit by circuit hardware is required. What you will notice is that the buckets tend to group usage from devices doing the same things (heating, cooking, etc.) and instead of TV+DVD+Computer, it may be titled “Other” or “always on”
In any event, very cool when you se it in use and a real step forward in displaying the data.
Regards,
Blue Line Customer Care
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