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EnCalcE Introduction Latest Version: 4.4 Size: 459KB Released 14-April-2010

Have you ever wondered whether it is worth investing in low energy light bulbs or wanted to work out just how much leaving the TV, Video, DVD, Satellite and Hi-Fi on standby is costing you. Do you want to find out how much leaving the computer and broadband router on all the time costs. Or may be you want to help the environment by reducing energy consumption. If the answer to any of these is yes then EnCalcE can help you. To find more energy and money saving ideas check out Practical Home Energy Saving.

EnCalcE calculates the cost of purchasing and running electrical appliances, allowing 2 alternative items to be compared under the same running conditions, this includes the difference in CO2 generation and allows for annual inflation. The results can be saved to a log file for later analysis. EnCalcE is part of the JSutils group of software utilities which have a theme of energy conservation.See the log file and screen shot for examples of use.

Variables such as operating life, purchase cost and power (including standby power) can be independently varied for 2 items for specified payback times, hours of use and electricity cost to work out the true total cost of items. EnCalcE can cope with different charging rates for electricity at different times of the day.

The program requires a registration code to run - this can be obtained free for personal non commercial use from the Download page. Registration codes from previous versions are compatible with version 4.4. Commercial licences can be obtained via the licencing page.

To find out what is new and changed in version 4.4 have a look at History.

Installation is simple just unzip the installer from the downloaded file, double click on the installer and follow the on screen instructions. You do need administrator privileges to install EnCalcE. As well as installing the program this will also install the help pages. Installation is for all users. Start the program and enter the registration code to start using EnCalcE. For information on using the program click on Using. EnCalcE supports Windows 2000, Windows XP, Windows 2003, Windows Vista and Windows 7. If the program will not work properly check out the Release Notes and FAQ for suggestions. If you are upgrading over a previous version you will be given the opportunity to keep existing settings by not overwriting the configuration file. When upgrading and keeping the original configuration file the inflation figure will be reset to zero this is to allow for a range change in version 4.1. There is normally no need to uninstall a previous version, the only exception to this is when upgrading from versions 2.3 and below and the user upgrading is different to the user who originally installed the program, in this case uninstall the old program first.

If you have a problem with this program, have any suggestions for improvement or have a novel use for it then let us know. Before reporting a problem always check the FAQ, Release Notes and Known Issues.