Mini Time of Use Reminder

Positioned in the top right of the progress version of the Peak Focused Report, the Mini Time of Use Reminder module is a customer's first point of reference for understanding peak electricity cost periods based on their Time of Use plan. The module clearly displays the multiplier for high-cost periods and their specific timings, provides a color-coded timeline that highlights peak times in for easy identification, and adapts to different utility peak times and billing structures, such as demand charges.

Appears in: Peak Focused Report

On this page:

• Mini Time of Use Reminder
  • Requirements
    • Utility Requirements
    • Customer Requirements
  • Limitations
  • User Experience
  • User Experience Variations
    • Three Peak Periods
    • Demand Charge
    • Footnote

Requirements

Utility Requirements

Category	Description
Required Cloud Service	Energy Efficiency Cloud Service
Scale	Note applicable.

Customer Requirements

Category	Description
Billing Frequency	Monthly or bi-monthly.
Data Delivery Frequency	Monthly, bi-monthly, or quarterly.
Data Requirements	AMI data and rate metadata.
Data History	A minimum of one historical bill.
Data Coverage	Not applicable.
Supported Fuels	Electric-only.

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Limitations

• Peak Focused Report only: This module is only available as part of the Peak Focused Report.
• Time of Use Rate Plan: This module is only available to customers on Time of Use rate plans.
• Demand Charge: This module supports customers on Time of Use plans with demand charges.

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User Experience

This section describes the user experience for a customer with two peak periods.

Header: The header informs the customers what the multiplier in cost will be during the peak period and what times the period will occur.

• Weekday Price Ratio: The multiplier of cost during the peak period.
• High Cost Period Label: Rate plan-specific name for the high cost period. For example, "peak period" or "on-peak."
• Weekday High Cost Period Start Time: The time the peak period will start. For example, 4pm.
• Weekday High Cost Period End Time: The time the peak period will end. For example, 7pm.

Cost Period Bar: The cost period bar provides a visual representation of the high cost period.

• High Cost Period Color: The high cost period is indicated by a warning-color to provide a visual cue to the customer to take heed of this time period. In the example image, the "on-peak" period is indicated by a dark orange warning color.
• Low Cost Period Color: The low cost period is indicated by a cool color. In the example image, "off-peak" is indicated by a cool blue color.
• High Cost Start and End Times: The high cost period start time and end time are noted on the bar.

Cost Period Legend: The cost period legend defines which colors represent cost periods in the cost period bar.

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User Experience Variations

Three Peak Periods

This image is an example of the Mini Time of Use Reminder module for a customer with three peak periods.

If the customer has three peak periods, the user experience varies as follows.

Cost Period Bar: The cost period bar provides a visual representation of the low, medium, and highest cost periods. For three peak period times, it includes the following:

• High Cost Period Color: The high cost period is indicated by a warning color to provide a visual cue to the customer to take heed of this time period. In the example image, the "on-peak" period is indicated by a dark orange warning color.
• Medium Cost Period Color: The medium cost period is indicated by a medium color. In the example image, the "partial-peak" period is indicated by a light orange color that is lighter than the high cost period warning color.
• Low Cost Period Color: The low cost period is indicated by a light cool color. In the example image, "off-peak" is indicated by the blue color.
• Cost Start and End Times: The cost period start time and end time are noted on the bar.

Cost Period Legend: The cost period legend defines which colors represent cost periods in the cost period bar. Only one legend item is displayed for more than one block of the same color.

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Demand Charge

This image is an example of the Mini Time of Use Reminder module for a customer with demand charge rate in addition to the Time of Use plan.

If the customer has demand charging, then the user experience varies as follows.

Header: The header informs the customers when the demand charge occurs.

Weekday High Cost Period Start Time: The time the peak period will start. For example, 4pm.

• Weekday High Cost Period End Time: The time the peak period will end. For example, 9pm.
• Cost Period Bar: The cost period bar provides a visual representation of the high cost period.

Cost Period Colors: The cost period provide the customer with a visual cue to draw their attention to the most crucial times to save every during peak events.

• High Cost Period Color: The high cost period is indicated by a warning-color to provide a visual cue to the customer to take heed of this time period. This is the period when demand charging occurs. In the example image, the "on-peak" period is indicated by a dark orange warning color.
• Medium Cost Period Color: The low cost period is indicated by a medium color. In the example image, the "partial-peak" period is indicated by a light orange color.
• Low Cost Period Color: The lowest cost period is indicated by a cool color. In the example image, the "off-peak" period is indicated by a cool blue color.

Cost Period Legend: The cost period legend defines which colors represent cost periods in the cost period bar.

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Footnote

If the footnote is configured, it appears below the cost period legend. An asterisk appears in the heading next to the peak day.

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