> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.abisko.io/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Bulk Utility Bill Processing

> Upload, process and sync multiple utility bills at once.

Many teams receive a large number of utility bill invoices every month (from bill pay providers and other stakeholders) and are responsible for processing them to keep performance data up-to-date. These invoices typically come in many formats (e.g. PDFs, images) making it time-consuming to extract meter consumption and cost data and transfer it into platforms like ESPM.

Abisko's utility bill processing dashboard streamlines the most time-intensive and error-prone steps to enable users to efficiently process many utility bills at once and automatically sync data with ESPM for meters across their portfolio.

## Centralized & Bulk Data Entry

<Steps>
  <Step title="Ensure all meter-level account details are current and accurate">
    Follow [these instructions](/meters/manage-meters#utility-credentials-and-account-details) and confirm that all account numbers are accurately saved for meters that will be included in  bulk utility bill processing.

    <Note>
      For ESPM meters, click  **Edit Meter** and check the **ESPM Push** box to enable 2-way syncing and AI-driven data extraction.
    </Note>
  </Step>

  <Step title="Navigate to the portfolio-level Data Entry dashboard">
    * Click on the username  at the top-right of the application.
    * Click on **Data Entry** from the expanded menu.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Discover meters">
    Start by using the menu at the top to choose the meter discovery approach.

    <Frame>
      <img src="https://mintcdn.com/abisko/utCCjUJNGy1B9OOa/images/Screenshot-2026-05-15-at-11.23.58-AM.png?fit=max&auto=format&n=utCCjUJNGy1B9OOa&q=85&s=0a01e9be3795f9f9087bbf69b3e90c26" alt="Screenshot 2026 05 15 At 11 23 58 AM" width="3418" height="316" data-path="images/Screenshot-2026-05-15-at-11.23.58-AM.png" />
    </Frame>

    ### Approach: Multiple Meters

    <Tip>
      Allows users to find multiple meters across their portfolio at once.
    </Tip>

    * **Drag & Drop** (or click **Match from Bill**) to upload up to 20 utility bills at once directly into the table. This will trigger the following process:
      * The account number is automatically extracted from each uploaded bill.
      * Each  account number is compared to [account details](/meters/manage-meters#utility-credentials-and-account-details) for every meter across the portfolio to which the user has access.
      * All meters with matching account numbers are listed in the data entry table.
    * **ESPM Meters by External ID**: Users can add an external ID  to any meters across their portfolio. After selecting an external ID type (e.g. 'Arcadia ID') in the data entry menu,  all meters with that ID type will automatically show up in the **Meter** dropdown.
      * Click **Add All** to add all meters in the **Meter** dropdown to the table.
      * Search for individual meters by external ID type in the **Meter** dropdown and click on the meter to add to the table below.

    ### Approach: Individual Meters

    <Tip>
      Allows users to find and update individual meters from a centralized location.
    </Tip>

    * **Meters by Name**: Users can select their portfolio and then search for specific meters by name. All meters in the portfolio are discoverable.
    * **Meters by Account Number**: Users can select their portfolio and  search for specific meters by their account number, which is tracked in [account details](https://docs.abisko.io/meters/manage-meters#utility-credentials-and-account-details). All meters with saved account numbers are discoverable.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Add new entries across meters">
    All discovered meters will automatically show up in the data entry table, where users can  view  information like meter name, property, account, most recent entry, etc.

    <Frame>
      <img src="https://mintcdn.com/abisko/utCCjUJNGy1B9OOa/images/Screenshot-2026-05-15-at-11.24.55-AM.png?fit=max&auto=format&n=utCCjUJNGy1B9OOa&q=85&s=38137eb58adcbc7dcaf41d788195cab9" alt="Screenshot 2026 05 15 At 11 24 55 AM" width="3386" height="608" data-path="images/Screenshot-2026-05-15-at-11.24.55-AM.png" />
    </Frame>

    Add new entries to individual meters via two approaches.

    ### Direct & Manual

    * Add start date, end date, consumption and cost data directly to the  row in the table.

    ### Bill Panel & Automated

    * Click on the paper clip icon to open the **View Bill** panel, to which you can upload and review utility bills.
      * [Follow the instruction to leverage  AI-driven data extraction](/meters/ai-extraction)
      * Each meter should be [locally trained](/meters/ai-extraction) to leverage AI-driven data extraction
  </Step>

  <Step title="Save & Sync">
    After adding new entries for all meters and rows, users can click the import button on the right-hand side of the table (or in the **View Bill** panel) to automatically save the entry, sync it with ESPM and upload the utility bill to the specific meter entry.

    <Tip>
      Utility bills will be automatically uploaded and saved to their specific meter entries in Abisko, to support data verification and auditing.
    </Tip>
  </Step>
</Steps>