New Version of HEAS
One of the features missing from HEAS is the ability to update the readings database using a file. With smart metering in our future, many of our energy suppliers will be able to supply readings as computer readable files. This will be a welcome relief from the need to visually read meters, and update the Home Energy Analysis System databases manually. Most of these devices will deliver frequent readings, perhaps by the minute or the hour. Having data at this level means that HEAS will be able to produce new graph types. For instance, it will be possible to create profiles showing consumption by hour or by day of the week.
A beta test version is now available for anyone who is interested to download and try. It is based on data published on the Brultech web site. (This version of HEAS is not officially endorsed by Brultech Reseach Inc.)
The Brultech format is the only one that HEAS will currently process correctly, but other formats will be added in the future. If you have a format the you’d like added please contact us. Sample files help, and a formal specification helps.