NOW! IN 3-D! A New, Dirt-Cheap Way to View Interval Meter Data and Cut Electricity Costs
Abstract
Trying to use monthly electric bills to understand power usage is
a bit like trying to read a book held 50 feet from your face: at best, all
you can make out is the shape. Interval meters give a clearer picture
by providing 1/4-hourly consumption readings, but sifting through
3,000 readings a month is not a practical use of your time. What if you
could visually scan your monthly (or even annual) load shape in a
single color-coded three-dimensional picture? If you know Microsoft
Excel, doing so may be easier than you think.