How do I get consumption data to show in the Energy dashboard?

To see consumption bars in the Energy dashboard, you need to complete a chain of setup steps. Here is the full path from zero to visible chart data:

Step 1 — Create a building

Go to Buildings → Add Building. Set the name, address, total area, and rentable area.

Step 2 — Create meters for the building

Go to Buildings → select your building → Meters tab → Add Meter.
For each utility you want to track, create a meter with:

• Meter number: Use the exact number from your utility invoice or physical meter (e.g., "707057500012345"). This enables automatic invoice matching later.
• Meter type: Select the correct energy carrier (electricity, heating, gas, water, etc.)
• Assignment type: Set to "Building" for main meters that measure total building consumption.
• Status: Must be "Active" for data to appear in dashboards.

Step 3 — Feed data to the meter (choose one method)

Option A — Upload utility invoices (simplest start)

Go to Invoices → Upload. Drop your PDF utility invoice. The system extracts consumption, meter number, and billing period using OCR. If the extracted meter_number matches a meter you created, the invoice is automatically linked and its consumption appears in the chart.

Option B — Import CSV data

Go to Analytics → Data Import → Manual File Upload and drop the file. Columns are detected for you.

Option C — Connect a live API connection or webhook

Go to Analytics → Data Import and configure an automatic data source.

Step 4 — Verify in the dashboard

Go to Analytics → Energy → select your building from the dropdown → set the date range to cover your data period. You should see colored bars.

Most common reason for an empty chart: The meter was created but no data source is connected — no invoices uploaded, no CSV imported, no API configured. The meter exists but has zero readings.