Bill or Usage Forecast

The Bill or Usage Forecast shows residential AMI customers their energy use or cost so far in the billing period, projected total energy use or cost for the period, and typical energy use or cost for the period based on their past energy use. The forecast informs customers before the end of the billing cycle if they are likely to have high energy use or cost compared to the same time period the previous year.


Example screenshot of a bill forecast for a customer who has a baseline cost and an estimated bill period date range. The screenshot displays an insight statement saying that the customer is using about the same as their baseline.

Embedding Guidelines

Widget Name: widget-bill-forecast

  • Due to its compact size, this widget does not adhere to the default widget breakpoints and minimum pixel widths. It is well-suited for embedding in sections that do not use the full width of the page.
  • Embed the Bill Forecast on highly-visited areas of the utility website such as an account overview dashboard or billing pages. Customers that are motivated to take savings actions are directed to Ways to Save.

For more information about Bill Forecast, including details about its data requirements and the overall user experience, see the resources below.