Weekly Comparison
The Weekly Comparison module shows a week-over-week comparison of a customer's weekly electric or gas use. If the customer is dual fuel, the module includes graphs for both electric and gas use. If the customer is eligible to receive cost information, a cost comparison is shown instead of a usage comparison.
Note: The Weekly Comparison module is not included in Cost Tracker Report emails.
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Requirements
Utility Requirements
Same as listed in the product-wide requirements. Additionally, utility rates must be modeled by Oracle Utilities for cost information to appear. If rates are not modeled, energy use information is displayed by default. If the utility chooses to display cost information, rate modeling is required during initial program setup for an additional fee. See the Oracle Utilities Opower Rates Engagement Cloud Service Product Overview for more information.
Customer Requirements
Same as listed in the product-wide requirements. Additionally, customers must have the following for this module to generate:
- At least one electric and one gas service point.
- Weekly information available for both fuels.
- AMI data for the last two weeks.
User Experience
The image below is an example of the Weekly Comparison module for electricity customers.
Insight Statement: An insight statement at the top of the module explains how the customer's energy use in the current week compares to their use last week in terms of a percentage increase or decrease.
Insight Statement Icon: An icon appears next to the insight statement. If the customer used more energy during the current week than the previous week, no icon is displayed. If the customer used less energy during the current week than the previous week, a green check mark in a circle is displayed.
Bar Chart: The Weekly Comparison displays a visual usage comparison between the customer's usage during the current week and the previous week. Usage per week is displayed in a bar chart, with bars for this week and last week, reducing how many numbers are used to convey information.
User Experience Variations
The user experience varies for customers depending upon their service types, available data, costs, and locale. Note that the following list indicates the primary user experience variations, not all possible variations.
Gas-Only
For gas-only customers, the electricity unit “kWh” is replaced by “therms” or "CCFs" (whichever unit of measure is appropriate for the utility), and the word "electricity" is replaced by "gas".
Dual Fuel
Dual fuel customers see two graphs in the Weekly Comparison, one for electricity usage and one for gas usage. The title is "Compared to last week".
Rates Modeled
If rates are modeled and the utility has opted to display cost information in this module, then cost information is displayed in the comparison rather than usage information.