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Have you ever wondered what your electricity bill is likely to be before you get it? Would you like to work out for yourself whether it is really worth changing electricity supplier? Is your electricity bill correct? Or may be you want to help the environment by reducing energy consumption, monitoring your electricity use can contribute to this. If the answer to any of these is yes then maybe EnCalcEU can help you.

EnCalcEU calculates the cost of electricity, allowing both the real cost based on meter readings and forward prediction based on the readings and elapsed time. The results can be saved to a log file for later analysis. The program can cope with different charging rates for electricity at different times of the day, alternative rates based on a preset threshold, varying tax rates plus fixed charges enabling most charging models to be handled. EnCalcEU is part of the JSutils group of software utilities which have a theme of energy conservation.

EnCalcEU has been around for about 4 months and is designed to solve the problem of calculating and predicting your electricity bill based on meter readings. It is designed to be easy to use. EnCalcEU supports Windows 2000, Windows XP and Windows 2003 and is simple to install. Just download the install file, double click on it, follow the on screen instructions, enter the free registration code and off you go. It provides a simple way to keep an eye on electricity use without having to resort to complex calculations due to differing charge rates.
Version 2.0 introduces a history log to enable the program to keep a running record of previous meter readings and dates. Added recall last readings button (from new history log). Tided up and simplified help. Icons updated. Removed Uninstall link and Release Notes link from start menu. Error checking of log files improved. Now displays Tax instead of VAT if the currency is not set to pound or euro. Fixed a bug where the About form opened beneath the main window if the program was set to run on top. Log files now use the system short date format rather than a fixed format. Minor layout changes to the log file. Minor cosmetic improvements to the layout. Fixed a bug where changing the currency or date formats in Regional Settings while the program was running caused the program to give out of range errors when Calculate was clicked.  In addition a few minor bugs have been fixed as a result of user feedback.

For more software related to energy saving and energy saving calculation visit  jsutils.com and for more about home energy saving vist shadlock.co.uk.

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