How Businesses Use Energy

The How Businesses Use Energy feature allows business customers to see an estimated annual breakdown of energy use categories (such as heating, cooling, lighting, refrigeration, and so on) based on primary business type or activity (such as education, healthcare, retail, or restaurant).

Example of Business Type Selector


Example screenshot of the widget business type selector, showing a prompt to select a business type from a dropdown menu to compare energy use for small and medium businesses.

Example of Energy Breakdown


Example screenshot showing a pie chart with a breakdown of how restaurants use energy, highlighting refrigeration, lighting, and ventilation as the top categories. A button for energy savings tips is also visible.

Embedding Guidelines

Widget Name: widget-business-disaggregation

  • This widget is well-suited for embedding in sections that use the full width of the page. Consider the use of tabs, accordions, or other elements that can show or hide content when embedding this widget on a webpage along with other widgets and content.
  • This widget encourages customers to review tips on how to improve their energy efficiency, so consider placing the widget near to the Ways to Save widget.

For more information about this widget, including details about its data requirements and the overall user experience, see the How Businesses Use Energy description in the relevant product overview.