Bidgely does not send the survey information back to the 3rd party. However, these survey responses do take precedents in the information displayed.
Bidgely Home Profile Survey
Please mark "Yes" to both cooktop and oven in the survey.
The type of home helps the model more accurately estimate the usage pattern of different appliances in a home. For example, the typical Detached Home has a different energy consumption profile than an Apartment.
Appliance categories such as Lighting, Water Heating, Cooking, Laundry, and Entertainment are influenced by the number of bedrooms, the number of occupants at a home, or both.
For every answer you provide in the survey, you're helping us further personalize your home’s energy breakdown. Prior to answering any questions, the itemization values were based on what a typical home in your region is like. With each answer you provide, you are improving the accuracy of the model.
Once you have filled out your Home Profile Survey, you don't need to revisit and update it on a regular basis. Consider it a way to make sure that our model is aware of any big changes to the way you use energy at home. If you bought or replaced appliances, or have new members of the family or roommates, it would be a good time to update the survey so that our model can most accurately estimate the consumption of the new appliance.
Yes, you should select all appliances you use, no matter the frequency. Our algorithm estimates itemization based on the usage of the appliance.
Submitting the Home Profile Survey ensures that your breakdown is a true reflection of your home, particularly if you recently bought a new appliance or if you own appliances that aren't commonly seen within the Utility’s service area. By understanding more about your home and the appliances you own, our model will know what to look for and what not to look for as it works to breakdown your energy usage.