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Explanation of what the TED 5000 XML output means

Introduction

Update 4/14/2010: They now have a PDF that describes the API. Haven't read it yet. There is also a forum thread about the API

The TED 5000 home energy meter provides an "API" which is just a series of URIs that you can query that return XML documents with power data.

There is a demo TED unit that runs at the Energy, Inc headquarters. This provides a live version of the standard TED web interface, and also live access to the XML. Unfortunately, the XML isn't 100% obvious just from the name of the tags, so this page is my attempt to document the stuff we're interested in. By bringing up the XML and the web interface at the same time, you can match data from the web interface to the XML tags.

XML tag definitions

We're mostly interested in the power data, which looks like this:

        <Total>
            <PowerNow>2995</PowerNow>
            <PowerHour>4343</PowerHour>
            <PowerTDY>96201</PowerTDY>
            <PowerMTD>515227</PowerMTD>
            <PowerProj>3093584</PowerProj>
            <KVA>3121</KVA>
            <PeakTdy>18513</PeakTdy>
            <PeakMTD>25454</PeakMTD>
            <PeakTdyHour>11</PeakTdyHour>
            <PeakTdyMin>36</PeakTdyMin>
            <PeakMTDMonth>2</PeakMTDMonth>
            <PeakMTDDay>24</PeakMTDDay>
            <MinTdy>1993</MinTdy>
            <MinMTD>1993</MinMTD>
            <MinTdyHour>17</MinTdyHour>
            <MinTdyMin>40</MinTdyMin>
            <MinMTDMonth>2</MinMTDMonth>
            <MinMTDDay>25</MinMTDDay>
        </Total>
  • <PowerNow> appears to be the current power in watts.
  • <PowerHour>, not sure, maybe peak power in watts for this hour? But I've seen !PowerNow values higher than this. Perhaps energy consumed in this hour in watt hours?
  • <PowerTDY> appears to be energy used since midnight in watt hours.
  • <PowerMTD>appears to be energy used month to date in watt hours.

Example TED XML

<LiveData>
    <GatewayTime>
        <Hour>19</Hour>
        <Minute>55</Minute>
        <Month>2</Month>
        <Day>25</Day>
        <Year>10</Year>
        <maxsecond>1</maxsecond>
        <accusecond>0</accusecond>
    </GatewayTime>

    <Voltage>
        <Total>
            <VoltageNow>1205</VoltageNow>
            <LowVoltageHour>1195</LowVoltageHour>
            <LowVoltageToday>1190</LowVoltageToday>
            <LowVoltageTodayTimeHour>17</LowVoltageTodayTimeHour>
            <LowVoltageTodayTimeMin>51</LowVoltageTodayTimeMin>
            <HighVoltageHour>1208</HighVoltageHour>
            <HighVoltageToday>1227</HighVoltageToday>
            <HighVoltageTodayTimeHour>12</HighVoltageTodayTimeHour>
            <HighVoltageTodayTimeMin>1</HighVoltageTodayTimeMin>
            <LowVoltageMTD>1177</LowVoltageMTD>
            <LowVoltageMTDDateMonth>2</LowVoltageMTDDateMonth>
            <LowVoltageMTDDateDay>24</LowVoltageMTDDateDay>
            <HighVoltageMTD>1227</HighVoltageMTD>
            <HighVoltageMTDDateMonth>2</HighVoltageMTDDateMonth>
            <HighVoltageMTDDateDay>25</HighVoltageMTDDateDay>
        </Total>
        <MTU1>
            <VoltageNow>1205</VoltageNow>
            <LowVoltageHour>1195</LowVoltageHour>
            <LowVoltageToday>1190</LowVoltageToday>
            <LowVoltageTodayTimeHour>17</LowVoltageTodayTimeHour>
            <LowVoltageTodayTimeMin>51</LowVoltageTodayTimeMin>
            <HighVoltageHour>1208</HighVoltageHour>
            <HighVoltageToday>1227</HighVoltageToday>
            <HighVoltageTodayTimeHour>12</HighVoltageTodayTimeHour>
            <HighVoltageTodayTimeMin>1</HighVoltageTodayTimeMin>
            <LowVoltageMTD>1177</LowVoltageMTD>
            <LowVoltageMTDDateMonth>2</LowVoltageMTDDateMonth>
            <LowVoltageMTDDateDay>24</LowVoltageMTDDateDay>
            <HighVoltageMTD>1227</HighVoltageMTD>
            <HighVoltageMTDDateMonth>2</HighVoltageMTDDateMonth>
            <HighVoltageMTDDateDay>25</HighVoltageMTDDateDay>
        </MTU1>
        <MTU2>
            <VoltageNow>0</VoltageNow>
            <LowVoltageHour>0</LowVoltageHour>
            <LowVoltageToday>0</LowVoltageToday>
            <LowVoltageTodayTimeHour>0</LowVoltageTodayTimeHour>
            <LowVoltageTodayTimeMin>0</LowVoltageTodayTimeMin>
            <HighVoltageHour>0</HighVoltageHour>
            <HighVoltageToday>0</HighVoltageToday>
            <HighVoltageTodayTimeHour>0</HighVoltageTodayTimeHour>
            <HighVoltageTodayTimeMin>0</HighVoltageTodayTimeMin>
            <LowVoltageMTD>0</LowVoltageMTD>
            <LowVoltageMTDDateMonth>0</LowVoltageMTDDateMonth>
            <LowVoltageMTDDateDay>0</LowVoltageMTDDateDay>
            <HighVoltageMTD>0</HighVoltageMTD>
            <HighVoltageMTDDateMonth>0</HighVoltageMTDDateMonth>
            <HighVoltageMTDDateDay>0</HighVoltageMTDDateDay>
        </MTU2>
        <MTU3>
            <VoltageNow>0</VoltageNow>
            <LowVoltageHour>0</LowVoltageHour>
            <LowVoltageToday>0</LowVoltageToday>
            <LowVoltageTodayTimeHour>0</LowVoltageTodayTimeHour>
            <LowVoltageTodayTimeMin>0</LowVoltageTodayTimeMin>
            <HighVoltageHour>0</HighVoltageHour>
            <HighVoltageToday>0</HighVoltageToday>
            <HighVoltageTodayTimeHour>0</HighVoltageTodayTimeHour>
            <HighVoltageTodayTimeMin>0</HighVoltageTodayTimeMin>
            <LowVoltageMTD>0</LowVoltageMTD>
            <LowVoltageMTDDateMonth>0</LowVoltageMTDDateMonth>
            <LowVoltageMTDDateDay>0</LowVoltageMTDDateDay>
            <HighVoltageMTD>0</HighVoltageMTD>
            <HighVoltageMTDDateMonth>0</HighVoltageMTDDateMonth>
            <HighVoltageMTDDateDay>0</HighVoltageMTDDateDay>
        </MTU3>
        <MTU4>
            <VoltageNow>0</VoltageNow>
            <LowVoltageHour>0</LowVoltageHour>
            <LowVoltageToday>0</LowVoltageToday>
            <LowVoltageTodayTimeHour>0</LowVoltageTodayTimeHour>
            <LowVoltageTodayTimeMin>0</LowVoltageTodayTimeMin>
            <HighVoltageHour>0</HighVoltageHour>
            <HighVoltageToday>0</HighVoltageToday>
            <HighVoltageTodayTimeHour>0</HighVoltageTodayTimeHour>
            <HighVoltageTodayTimeMin>0</HighVoltageTodayTimeMin>
            <LowVoltageMTD>0</LowVoltageMTD>
            <LowVoltageMTDDateMonth>0</LowVoltageMTDDateMonth>
            <LowVoltageMTDDateDay>0</LowVoltageMTDDateDay>
            <HighVoltageMTD>0</HighVoltageMTD>
            <HighVoltageMTDDateMonth>0</HighVoltageMTDDateMonth>
            <HighVoltageMTDDateDay>0</HighVoltageMTDDateDay>
        </MTU4>
    </Voltage>

    <Power>
        <Total>
            <PowerNow>2995</PowerNow>
            <PowerHour>4343</PowerHour>
            <PowerTDY>96201</PowerTDY>
            <PowerMTD>515227</PowerMTD>
            <PowerProj>3093584</PowerProj>
            <KVA>3121</KVA>
            <PeakTdy>18513</PeakTdy>
            <PeakMTD>25454</PeakMTD>
            <PeakTdyHour>11</PeakTdyHour>
            <PeakTdyMin>36</PeakTdyMin>
            <PeakMTDMonth>2</PeakMTDMonth>
            <PeakMTDDay>24</PeakMTDDay>
            <MinTdy>1993</MinTdy>
            <MinMTD>1993</MinMTD>
            <MinTdyHour>17</MinTdyHour>
            <MinTdyMin>40</MinTdyMin>
            <MinMTDMonth>2</MinMTDMonth>
            <MinMTDDay>25</MinMTDDay>
        </Total>
        <MTU1>
            <PowerNow>2990</PowerNow>
            <PowerHour>4343</PowerHour>
            <PowerTDY>96201</PowerTDY>
            <PowerMTD>515227</PowerMTD>
            <PowerProj>3093584</PowerProj>
            <KVA>3115</KVA>
            <PeakTdy>18513</PeakTdy>
            <PeakMTD>25454</PeakMTD>
            <PeakTdyHour>11</PeakTdyHour>
            <PeakTdyMin>36</PeakTdyMin>
            <PeakMTDMonth>2</PeakMTDMonth>
            <PeakMTDDay>24</PeakMTDDay>
            <MinTdy>1993</MinTdy>
            <MinMTD>1993</MinMTD>
            <MinTdyHour>17</MinTdyHour>
            <MinTdyMin>40</MinTdyMin>
            <MinMTDMonth>2</MinMTDMonth>
            <MinMTDDay>25</MinMTDDay>


        </MTU1>
        <MTU2>
            <PowerNow>0</PowerNow>
            <PowerHour>-1</PowerHour>
            <PowerTDY>0</PowerTDY>
            <PowerMTD>0</PowerMTD>
            <PowerProj>0</PowerProj>
            <KVA>0</KVA>
            <PeakTdy>0</PeakTdy>
            <PeakMTD>0</PeakMTD>
            <MinTdy>0</MinTdy>
            <MinMTD>0</MinMTD>
            <MinTdyHour>0</MinTdyHour>
            <MinTdyMin>0</MinTdyMin>
            <MinMTDMonth>0</MinMTDMonth>
            <MinMTDDay>0</MinMTDDay>


        </MTU2>

        <MTU3>
            <PowerNow>0</PowerNow>
            <PowerHour>-1</PowerHour>
            <PowerTDY>0</PowerTDY>
            <PowerMTD>0</PowerMTD>
            <PowerProj>0</PowerProj>
            <KVA>0</KVA>
            <PeakTdy>0</PeakTdy>
            <PeakMTD>0</PeakMTD>
            <PeakTdyHour>0</PeakTdyHour>
            <PeakTdyMin>0</PeakTdyMin>
            <PeakMTDMonth>0</PeakMTDMonth>
            <PeakMTDDay>0</PeakMTDDay>
            <MinTdy>0</MinTdy>
            <MinMTD>0</MinMTD>
            <MinTdyHour>0</MinTdyHour>
            <MinTdyMin>0</MinTdyMin>
            <MinMTDMonth>0</MinMTDMonth>
            <MinMTDDay>0</MinMTDDay>
        </MTU3>
        <MTU4>
            <PowerNow>0</PowerNow>
            <PowerHour>-1</PowerHour>
            <PowerTDY>0</PowerTDY>
            <PowerMTD>0</PowerMTD>
            <PowerProj>0</PowerProj>
            <KVA>0</KVA>
            <PeakTdy>0</PeakTdy>
            <PeakMTD>0</PeakMTD>
            <PeakTdyHour>0</PeakTdyHour>
            <PeakTdyMin>0</PeakTdyMin>
            <PeakMTDMonth>0</PeakMTDMonth>
            <PeakMTDDay>0</PeakMTDDay>
            <MinTdy>0</MinTdy>
            <MinMTD>0</MinMTD>
            <MinTdyHour>0</MinTdyHour>
            <MinTdyMin>0</MinTdyMin>
            <MinMTDMonth>0</MinMTDMonth>
            <MinMTDDay>0</MinMTDDay>
        </MTU4>
    </Power>

    <Cost>
        <Total>
            <CostNow>50</CostNow>
            <CostHour>73</CostHour>
            <CostTDY>1607</CostTDY>
            <CostMTD>8702</CostMTD>
            <CostProj>51749</CostProj>
            <PeakTdy>310</PeakTdy>
            <PeakMTD>425</PeakMTD>
            <PeakTdyHour>12</PeakTdyHour>
            <PeakTdyMin>1</PeakTdyMin>
            <PeakMTDMonth>2</PeakMTDMonth>
            <PeakMTDDay>24</PeakMTDDay>

            <MinTdy>34</MinTdy>
            <MinMTD>34</MinMTD>
            <MinTdyHour>17</MinTdyHour>
            <MinTdyMin>40</MinTdyMin>
            <MinMTDMonth>2</MinMTDMonth>
            <MinMTDDay>25</MinMTDDay>
        </Total>
        <MTU1>
            <CostNow>50</CostNow>
            <CostHour>73</CostHour>
            <CostTDY>1607</CostTDY>
            <CostMTD>8602</CostMTD>
            <CostProj>51649</CostProj>
            <PeakTdy>310</PeakTdy>
            <PeakMTD>425</PeakMTD>
            <PeakTdyHour>12</PeakTdyHour>
            <PeakTdyMin>1</PeakTdyMin>
            <PeakMTDMonth>2</PeakMTDMonth>
            <PeakMTDDay>24</PeakMTDDay>

            <MinTdy>34</MinTdy>
            <MinMTD>34</MinMTD>
            <MinTdyHour>17</MinTdyHour>
            <MinTdyMin>40</MinTdyMin>
            <MinMTDMonth>2</MinMTDMonth>
            <MinMTDDay>25</MinMTDDay>
        </MTU1>
        <MTU2>
            <CostNow>0</CostNow>
            <CostHour>-1</CostHour>
            <CostTDY>0</CostTDY>
            <CostMTD>0</CostMTD>
            <CostProj>0</CostProj>
            <PeakTdy>0</PeakTdy>
            <PeakMTD>0</PeakMTD>
            <PeakTdyHour>0</PeakTdyHour>
            <PeakTdyMin>0</PeakTdyMin>
            <PeakMTDMonth>0</PeakMTDMonth>
            <PeakMTDDay>0</PeakMTDDay>
            <MinTdy>0</MinTdy>
            <MinMTD>0</MinMTD>
            <MinTdyHour>0</MinTdyHour>
            <MinTdyMin>0</MinTdyMin>
            <MinMTDMonth>0</MinMTDMonth>
            <MinMTDDay>0</MinMTDDay>
        </MTU2>
        <MTU3>
            <CostNow>0</CostNow>
            <CostHour>-1</CostHour>
            <CostTDY>0</CostTDY>
            <CostMTD>0</CostMTD>
            <CostProj>0</CostProj>
            <PeakTdy>0</PeakTdy>
            <PeakMTD>0</PeakMTD>
            <PeakTdyHour>0</PeakTdyHour>
            <PeakTdyMin>0</PeakTdyMin>
            <PeakMTDMonth>0</PeakMTDMonth>
            <PeakMTDDay>0</PeakMTDDay>
            <MinTdy>0</MinTdy>
            <MinMTD>0</MinMTD>
            <MinTdyHour>0</MinTdyHour>
            <MinTdyMin>0</MinTdyMin>
            <MinMTDMonth>0</MinMTDMonth>
            <MinMTDDay>0</MinMTDDay>
        </MTU3>
        <MTU4>
            <CostNow>0</CostNow>
            <CostHour>-1</CostHour>
            <CostTDY>0</CostTDY>
            <CostMTD>0</CostMTD>
            <CostProj>0</CostProj>
            <PeakTdy>0</PeakTdy>
            <PeakMTD>0</PeakMTD>
            <PeakTdyHour>0</PeakTdyHour>
            <PeakTdyMin>0</PeakTdyMin>
            <PeakMTDMonth>0</PeakMTDMonth>
            <PeakMTDDay>0</PeakMTDDay>
            <MinTdy>0</MinTdy>
            <MinMTD>0</MinMTD>
            <MinTdyHour>0</MinTdyHour>
            <MinTdyMin>0</MinTdyMin>
            <MinMTDMonth>0</MinMTDMonth>
            <MinMTDDay>0</MinMTDDay>
        </MTU4>
    </Cost>

    <System>
        <NumberMTU>1</NumberMTU>
    </System>

    <subwat></subwat>
    <subcost></subcost>
    <Utility>
        <CarbonRate>155</CarbonRate>
        <CurrentRate>16207</CurrentRate>
        <MeterReadDate>21</MeterReadDate>
        <DaysLeftInBillingCycle>24</DaysLeftInBillingCycle>
        <PlanType>1</PlanType>
        <CurrentTier>0</CurrentTier>
        <CurrentTOU>0</CurrentTOU>
        <CurrentTOUDescription></CurrentTOUDescription>
    </Utility>
</LiveData>
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