Pilot stage · the Founding 10

One hundred real readings.One honest starting point.

We are collecting the first evidence-backed observations for how air conditioners actually use energy across climates, grids, and models.

Campaign progress0/10

evidence-backed AC readings required to validate the operating loop

Founding 10 pilot gate0/10
Evidence-backed readings0/100
Countries represented0/5
Canonical AC models0/3
Verified reference readings0/25

What qualifies

A measurement we can defend.

Read protocol AC-01

01Real meter sourceSmart plug, circuit energy meter, or an AC energy-monitor report.

02Seven days preferredLonger windows better capture compressor cycling and weather changes.

03Model identityManufacturer and model number let equivalent devices resolve to one canonical record.

04Private evidenceA metadata-stripped meter image is reviewed privately and never published.

Join the founding dataset

Your reading stays yours.

No account, name, email, or exact address is required. Your evidence stays private, and the deletion receipt removes both the observation and its image.

01
What did you measure?Identify the device and its label rating.
02
What did the meter report?Use the energy total, not the device’s rated wattage.
03
Where and under what conditions?Broad context makes global comparisons honest.