Neighbor Comparison

The Neighbor Comparison compares the customer (“You”) to two groups: “Efficient Neighbors” and “All Neighbors.” The results are displayed in a horizontal bar graph, and a message explains how the customer compares to their efficient neighbors. The customer can fall into one of three states: "Great,” "Good,” or “Using more than average". "Efficient Neighbors" are defined as the most efficient 20% of the customer's neighbors. An informational section below the bar graph provides details about the comparison.

Embedding Guidelines

Widget Name: widget-neighbor-comparison

• The Neighbor Comparison is ideally suited for presenting personalized energy information to highly-visited areas of the utility website, such as an account overview dashboard. Alternatively, it can provide customers further context about their energy use when it is included on pages related to billing information.
• Including the widget on highly-visited areas of the utility website is also beneficial since the Neighbor Comparison encourages customers to explore other insights. For example, customers interested in exploring historical trends in their energy use may be directed to Energy Use Details (also called the Data Browser) or Ways to Save. For customers exploring the "Who are my neighbors?" section, the widget motivates customers to complete the Home Energy Analysis survey.

For more information about Neighbor Comparison, including details about its data requirements and the overall user experience, see the Neighbor Comparison description in the product overview.