Linked meter data

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If an account has a linked interval meter, you can use meter data to calculate accruals for data gaps. Using meter data provides a more accurate estimate of accruals. The calculation is based on actual consumption that is recorded by the linked meter.

The option to use linked meter data for accruals is available only for electricity, natural gas, and water accounts. If you select the option to use meter data, the option is applied system wide. You cannot restrict the feature to specific locations or groups.

Historical gaps are filled in with accruals that are generated from meter recordings from the corresponding month.

Partial months or missing meter data

Table 1 describes the scenarios where either the meter is missing data or the account is missing data, or both.

Table 1. Scenarios
Scenario	Account is missing	Meter has data for	Accrual calculation is based on
1	Partial month	Whole month	System uses actual consumption data from the meter to calculate pro-rata meter data for the missing period in the account, which it uses for accruals.
2	Whole or partial month	Partial month	System calculates pro-rata meter consumption, which it uses for accruals.
3	Whole month	Whole month	System uses actual consumption from the meter for accruals.
4	Whole or partial month	No data	No accruals

Note: When an account is not linked to a meter, the conventional accrual methodology, which uses historical consumption data, applies.

Table 2 presents example data for each of these scenarios.

Table 2. Scenario examples
Month	Start period	End period	Days	Actual account consumption	Actual linked meter consumption	Linked meter - number of days of data	Accrued consumption	Scenario
August 2023	01 August 2023	19 August 2023	19	895	950	31	(950/31 days) * (12 days missing) = 367.74	Scenario 1: Account data is missing data for a partial month. Meter has data for the full month.
August 2023	20 August 2023	31 August 2023	12	0	950	31	(950/31 days) * (12 days missing) = 367.74
September 2023	01 September 2023	19 September 2023	19	895	895	19	895 / 19 days * (11 days missing in Account) = 518.16	Scenario 2 Account data is missing data for a partial month. Meter has data for a partial month.
September 2023	20 September 2023	30 September 2023	11	0	0	0	895 / 19 days * (11 days missing in Account) = 518.16
October 2023	01 October 2023	31 October 2023	31	0	850	31	= 850 / 31 * 31= 850	Scenario 3 Account data is missing for the whole month. Meter has data for the full month.
November 2023	01 November 2023	30 November 2023	30	0	800	30	= 800 / 30 * 30= 800
December 2023	01 December 2023	31 December 2023	31	0	750	25	= 750 / 25 days * (31 days missing)= 930	Scenario 4 Account data is missing for the whole month. Meter has data for a partial month.