Energy Costs View

The Energy Costs view of the Data Browser displays how much a business was billed for energy use, based on historical bill amounts. Use the information below to review the available configuration options.

Energy Costs View Example

The following image shows a standard example of the Energy Costs view.

Example screenshot of an electricity costs chart showing monthly costs as bars and weather as a line over a year. Average bill cost and total cost for the period are displayed below the chart.

Configuration Options

For each element listed in the table, indicate the desired configuration in the Input Value column. If you do not provide an input for optional configurations, the default will be used.

Configuration Option	Input Value
Enable Billing Details Insight A list of additional billing details can be displayed below the bar graph in the Year view for each of the customer’s gas or electricity bills. The list is presented in a table format and includes the following columns by default: Bill Period <Fuel Type> Cost <Fuel Type> Use Default: Disabled. Note: Enabling this insight requires coordination with your Delivery Team and discussion of whether you want to display any additional columns.	Optional Choose one of the following: Use the default option. Enable the Billing Details insight.
Enable Year-Over-Year View A year-over-year view can be enabled in the Energy Costs and Energy Use views. This allows users to compare energy usage or costs for the past 12 months against the same period from the previous year, helping highlight trends and changes in energy consumption over time. Default: Disabled.	Optional Choose one of the following: Use the default option. Enable the year-over-year view.
Display Costs Footer or Disclaimer A brief message displayed below the graphs that display a customer's costs. Depending on the service types for the customer, this can include Energy Costs, Water Costs, and Wastewater Costs. Default: No footer or disclaimer is displayed.	Optional Choose one of the following: Use the default option. Display a footer or disclaimer, and provide a short message to include.

Configuration Option

Input Value

Enable Billing Details Insight

A list of additional billing details can be displayed below the bar graph in the Year view for each of the customer’s gas or electricity bills. The list is presented in a table format and includes the following columns by default:

Bill Period
<Fuel Type> Cost
<Fuel Type> Use

Default: Disabled.

Note:

Enabling this insight requires coordination with your Delivery Team and discussion of whether you want to display any additional columns.

Optional

Choose one of the following:

Use the default option.
Enable the Billing Details insight.

Enable Year-Over-Year View

A year-over-year view can be enabled in the Energy Costs and Energy Use views. This allows users to compare energy usage or costs for the past 12 months against the same period from the previous year, helping highlight trends and changes in energy consumption over time.

Default: Disabled.

Optional

Choose one of the following:

Use the default option.
Enable the year-over-year view.

Display Costs Footer or Disclaimer

A brief message displayed below the graphs that display a customer's costs. Depending on the service types for the customer, this can include Energy Costs, Water Costs, and Wastewater Costs.

Default: No footer or disclaimer is displayed.

Optional

Choose one of the following:

Use the default option.
Display a footer or disclaimer, and provide a short message to include.

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 - Energy Costs in the Business Customer Engagement Digital Self Service - Energy Management Overview Guide.