Data Browser

The Data Browser is an interactive tool that allows business customers to visualize and explore their energy use trends and costs, and make comparisons to useful benchmarks such as local weather patterns. One or more views for Energy Costs, Energy Use, and Power are available. If applicable, business customers can also use menus to switch between multiple accounts or service points.

Use the information below to review general configuration options for the Data Browser, such as which views to enable, the order of the views, and the default time view. For configurations that are specific to each view, see Energy Use View, Energy Costs View, or Power View.

Data Browser Example

The following image is an example of the Data Browser Energy Use view.

An example of a data browser that allows business customers to visualize and explore their energy use trends and costs, and make comparisons to useful benchmarks such as local weather patterns.

General Configuration Options

Use the information below to review general configuration options for the Data Browser. If you do not provide an input for optional configurations, the default will be used.

Configuration Option	Input Value
Graph Display and Order Utilities can choose which graphs to display and the order in which to display them. Default: The following graphs are displayed in the order listed as long as there is sufficient data: Energy Costs, Energy Use, and Power.	Required Choose one of the following: Use the default. Work with your Delivery Team to choose the graphs to display and the order of the graphs.
Tooltip Explanation Link for Estimated Reads (not depicted) Utilities can provide a URL to include as an explanation link for estimated reads. Default: No link provided.	Optional Choose one of the following: Use the default. Provide a URL.
Default Fuel or Resource Type Selected Utilities can choose which fuel or resource type to be selected by default. Default: Display electric data as default.	Optional Choose one of the following: Display electric data as the default. Display gas data as the default. Display combined fuel (electric and gas) as the default.
Combined Fuel View For dual fuel customers with electricity and gas service, a combined fuel view combines the energy use for gas and electricity into a single "units" value. When combined fuel view is enabled, applicable tooltips also display combined totals. Combined view also includes billing insights for a customer's energy costs. Default: Hide the combined fuel view.	Optional Choose one of the following: Use the default. Display combined fuel view.
Default Time View The Bill view can be displayed by default for customers with AMI data. Customers without AMI data can only use the Year view. Default: Display the Year view as the initial view. Customers with AMI data can then select to see the Bill view or Day view.	Optional Choose one of the following: Display the Year view as the default. Display the Bill view as the default for customers with AMI data.

Configuration Option

Input Value

Graph Display and Order

Utilities can choose which graphs to display and the order in which to display them.

Default: The following graphs are displayed in the order listed as long as there is sufficient data: Energy Costs, Energy Use, and Power.

Required

Choose one of the following:

Use the default.

Work with your Delivery Team to choose the graphs to display and the order of the graphs.

Tooltip Explanation Link for Estimated Reads (not depicted)

Utilities can provide a URL to include as an explanation link for estimated reads.

Default: No link provided.

Optional

Choose one of the following:

Use the default.

Provide a URL.

Default Fuel or Resource Type Selected

Utilities can choose which fuel or resource type to be selected by default.

Default: Display electric data as default.

Optional

Choose one of the following:

Display electric data as the default.

Display gas data as the default.

Display combined fuel (electric and gas) as the default.

Combined Fuel View

For dual fuel customers with electricity and gas service, a combined fuel view combines the energy use for gas and electricity into a single "units" value. When combined fuel view is enabled, applicable tooltips also display combined totals. Combined view also includes billing insights for a customer's energy costs.

Default: Hide the combined fuel view.

Optional

Choose one of the following:

Use the default.

Display combined fuel view.

Default Time View

The Bill view can be displayed by default for customers with AMI data. Customers without AMI data can only use the Year view.

Default: Display the Year view as the initial view. Customers with AMI data can then select to see the Bill view or Day view.

Optional

Choose one of the following:

Display the Year view as the default.

Display the Bill view as the default for customers with AMI data.

User Experience Variations

The user experience of the feature may vary for customers and utilities depending upon their service types (gas, electricity, dual fuel, and so on), available data, costs, locale, and other factors. For more information, see Data Browser in the Business Customer Engagement Digital Self Service - Energy Management Overview Guide.