Mini Bill Comparison

The Mini Bill Comparison allows customers to compare their current bill to their previous bill, and to see whether they are spending more, less, or about the same. A link below the comparison directs customers to the full Bill Comparison. The Mini Bill Comparison is intended for use on dashboards or summary pages in a utility website for faster loading and reference.


Example screenshot of the Mini Bill Comparison showing a comparison of two bills as bars in a bar graph, with the current bill displayed as lower than the previous bill, and a message noting the decrease.

Embedding Guidelines

Widget Name: widget-mini-bill-compare

  • This widget is well-suited for embedding in dashboards alongside other widgets for a unified view of energy and billing information. Consider embedding it near or alongside other dashboard-friendly information, such as the customer’s current balance, transactional tools your dashboard provides, and usage trends that customers can explore.
  • Embed this widget on highly-visited areas of the utility website such as an account overview dashboard. User research has shown that customers investigating a billing question want to know whether their bill is normal compared to historical energy use. The Mini Bill Comparison widget displays current and most recent bill costs by default, which enables quick validation as to whether their energy use is normal.

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