Estimating Consumption

How the system generates estimated consumption is up to you because a plug-in algorithm is called when it's time to estimate consumption. The identity of the plug-in algorithm is defined on the trend area of the premise at which the meter is installed.

The base package is supplied with two algorithm types that you may use to estimate consumption:

• The TSMRE-LA algorithm type first tries to estimate consumption using historical data for the account and service point. If this is unsuccessful, it uses trend data to estimate consumption.
• The MR EST TREND algorithm type uses trend data to estimate consumption.

If neither of these algorithms works for your organization, you will need to write a new algorithm and plug it in on your trend areas.

The following discussion explains how the sample estimation plug-ins work.