An apparatus is provided for configuring validation, estimation, and editing (VEE) rules for performing VEE on a plurality of interval based energy consumption streams. The apparatus includes a post VEE readings data stores and a rules processor. The post VEE readings data stores provides a plurality of tagged energy consumption data sets that are each associated with a corresponding one of the plurality of interval based energy consumption streams. Each of the plurality of tagged energy consumption data sets has first groups of contiguous interval values tagged as having been validated and second groups of contiguous interval values tagged as having been edited. The rules processor, reads the post VEE readings data stores upon initiation of an event and, for the each of the plurality of tagged energy consumption data sets, creates a plurality of anomalies having a plurality of different durations using only the first groups of contiguous interval values, and generates a plurality of estimates for the plurality of anomalies by employing a plurality of estimation techniques and, for each of the plurality of different durations, selects one of the plurality of estimation techniques for subsequent employment when performing VEE of subsequent energy consumption data for the corresponding one of the plurality of interval based energy consumption streams.