Electric meters

From EcoReality

Contents 1 Project steward 2 Need 3 Description 4 Goal or deliverable 5 Timeline, schedule, or end date 6 Plan 7 Financial budget 8 Labour budget 9 Time Log 10 Vehicle Log 11 Summary 11.1 total 11.2 by person 11.3 by activity 11.4 by vehicle 12 Final Accounting

Project steward

Jan Steinman

Need

An accurate way to account for common electricity usage.

Description

Currently (pun intended) the outbuildings run from breakers in the white house. This means that whomever lives in the white house is paying for electricity for the common water system, garage, classroom, and biodiesel processor. As an interim measure, EcoReality will be paying the first $65 of the White House electricity bill, but this is based on summer energy estimates for the outbuildings. With one or more watt-hour meters in series with the outbuildings, their electricity can be accurately subtracted from the white house's electric bill, and paid for in a fair and equitable manner.

Goal or deliverable

1. Engineering:
   1. determine number of meters,

      two

   2. determine optimal location of meters,

      near the subpanel send, on the east corner of the white house

   3. assess materials on hand and come up with a bill of materials for purchase

      two meters and one socket are on-hand

      need one socket, 3 metres of #8 stranded copper wire, and misc strain relief hardware

2. Install one or more meters
3. Determine and initiate usage procedure
4. Issue shares for materials and labour

Timeline, schedule, or end date

Before winter 2008/09.

1. Engineering: September '08
2. Installation: October '08
3. Administration and cut-over: 31 October '08

Plan

Financial budget

• about 150 Class B shares for materials on hand
• about $70 for materials needed

Labour budget

• Jan: engineering: 8 hours
• Carol: assembling materials: 1 hour
• Anyone: purchasing materials: 1 hour (not including ferry)
• Jan/James: holes in wall, mounting sockets: 2 hours
• Jan: hookup: 2 hours

Time Log

Who	In	Out	Hours	Activity	Accomplishment	Paid
Jan Steinman	2008-10-08 11:30:00	2008-10-08 11:35:00	0.0833	Preparation	Electric meter installation preparation	no
Jan Steinman	2008-10-10 13:44:00	2008-10-10 18:17:00	4.5500	Construction	Install electric meters	no

Vehicle Log

Who

Vehicle

Date

Distance

Cost

Purpose

Notes

Paid

Summary

total

Hours

4.6333

by person

Who	Hours
Jan Steinman	4.6333

by activity

Name	Hours
Construction	4.5500
Preparation	0.0833

by vehicle

Name

Distance

Final Accounting

• Cash outlay
  • none
• Class A shares:
  • Jan: 70, for cash spent on one meter box and two meters
• Class B shares:
  • Carol: 15, assembling materials
  • James: 45, mounting
  • Jan: 120, engineering, mounting, hookup
  • Jan: 30, market value of second meter box