Within Carbonhound you can add estimated values to your data so that you can get full coverage if you don’t have exact data for a specific source or period.
Estimated Data Types
There are two types of estimated data within Carbonhound:
Manual Estimates
System Generated Estimates
Manual Estimates Guide
To create manually estimated data when entering activity for a source there is an input that says “Estimated Data” and you can indicate yes or no.
Non Estimated Data
If you indicate that the data is not estimated you will see “Bill” as the data source within your activity table.
Estimated Data
If you indicate that data IS estimated you will see “Estimate” as the data source within your activity table.
Generating Estimates for Location Energy Sources
To generate estimates for any location energy source navigate into the source details you want to estimate.
Select “Generate Estimates”
Select if this location is separately metered
If your utility provider is measuring usage for your business separately from your building then select yes, if you only get a total bill for an office and you have to scale it select “no”.
Enter your office square footage
If you have selected that it isn’t separately metered you will have to also enter the building square footage.
Select how you want to generate estimates
Fill Gaps
Populates estimated data for the missing data portions within your data.
Overwrite Existing Data
Clears existing data and re-populates it with estimated data
Select “Save”
View your estimated data populate
It can take a few seconds for the estimated data to populate. Try refreshing your screen if you don’t see data right away.
System Generated Estimates
If you don’t know the energy types your office uses we can generate fully estimated location energy so you can quickly gain an understanding of your companies impact.