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Start a utility-meter baseline before changing habits

Creates a simple readings log with unit and billing-period checks.

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Prompt

Given [METER TYPE], [RECENT READINGS] and [BILL PERIOD], create a four-week measurement plan before any conservation claim. Explain how to record date, time, units, occupancy and major changes; calculate only differences supported by readings. Provide a table template, anomaly rules and a way to compare equivalent periods. Do not diagnose a leak or billing error from one reading. Flag estimated bills and meter rollovers. Check unit consistency and whether a changed tariff, season or household size could explain the apparent difference.