Any energy that cannot be attributed to one of the appliance categories will be categorized as ‘Others’. The ‘Others’ category can contain energy usage from hair dryers, mobile chargers, alarm systems, irons, vacuum cleaners and other miscellaneous appliances. On average, ‘Others’ accounts for 10% of home coverage, and is variable by region and season.
Bidgely Analytics & Algorithms
It may take some time for our algorithm to learn how you tend to use energy throughout the year. Also, the algorithm is designed to take into account how a typical home uses energy as the default behavior for a given geographic region. If a specific estimate looks wrong to you, please update the appliance profile to indicate the exact appliances you own or provide feedback comments.
Yes, the algorithm detects the electric energy consumption of all types of space heaters.
Some gas-based heating, such as a central furnace, consumes some electricity. To circulate hot air throughout the home, all central furnaces have an electric blower, pump or fan, which our algorithm recognizes and attributes to Heating.
Note: Appliances marked as “do not own" will not appear in the breakdown.
Heating/Cooling: The algorithm may have missed your usage if usage is quite small and/or is only running for a very short duration, particularly if it is towards the beginning or the end of a heating/cooling season.
Pool Pump: The algorithm may have missed your usage because a pool is not a common feature in a home across the Utility service area. Please update your appliance profile to indicate that you run a pool pump.
Water Heater: The algorithm may have missed your usage because electric water heaters are not as common as gas water heaters across the Utility service area. Please update your appliance profile to indicate that you run an electric water heater.
Other appliance categories: Some appliance categories might not show up if they're not commonly seen across the Utility service area. Please update your appliance profile to indicate that you own the appliance(s) in question.
In these cases, the algorithm typically categorizes undetected appliances under the Others category.
Refrigerator: The cooling mechanism of refrigerators turns itself on and off throughout the day. Our algorithm detects this on/off cycle, which helps separate refrigerator electricity usage from Always On.
TV/Desktop PC: When the TV/computer is being used, it is included in Entertainment. When the TV is off, but still plugged into the wall, it is included in Always On.
Space Heater/Air Conditioner: Heating and Cooling systems turn themselves on and off depending on your thermostat setting. Our algorithm detects when these systems turn on and off, which helps separate Heating and Cooling energy usage from Always On.
“Always On” represents electricity that is used every day, constantly, throughout the month. It includes standby power, as well as electricity being used by devices such as routers, cable boxes, chargers, thermostats, security systems, and fish-tank pumps.
Disaggregation is the process that takes usage data from your meter and identifies individual appliance types within the home that are actually using the energy. Basically, appliances like air conditioners and electric heating leave distinct fingerprints in your energy use data. With the right software algorithms, usage of specific appliances can be identified and estimated.
Bidgely empowers co-op members to make informed decisions about their energy usage by giving insights on what household appliances are using the most electricity. Bidgely also offers energy savings tips to members based on their usage profile which could lead to a potential reduction in their energy bills.
Bidgely uses patented technology to analyze meter data (the same data we use to calculate your bill) to determine how much energy your major appliances consume. This is commonly called disaggregation.