Efficiency Zone

The Efficiency Zone module is designed to motivate customers to save energy based on how they see themselves in relation to similar homes. It reframes the Efficient Homes concept from the Neighbor Comparison to improve customer satisfaction without heavily compromising energy efficiency. The module is comprised of a bar graph that compares customer and similar homes usage against an Efficiency Zone, and insights that place the customer's usage in context. Usage below or up to the threshold is considered in the "efficiency zone." The Efficiency Zone threshold is the average use of the most efficient 20% of similar homes during that bill period and might change with each report.

Appears in: Progress Report, Welcome Report, Limited Income Report,Annual Report, Time of Use Report

Efficiency Zone Example

This image shows an example of the Efficiency Zone module.

Image of a Efficiency Zone module

Configuration Options

For each element listed in the table, indicate the desired configuration in the Input Value column. If you do not provide an input for optional configurations, the default will be used.

Configuration Option	Input Value
Efficiency Zone Color Changing the Efficiency Zone color is supported but strongly discouraged. The Efficiency Zone color must match the Great color in the benchmark and insight colors. Default: A green tinted rectangle.	Optional Choose one of the following: Use the default color. Change the Efficiency Zone color to light gray.
You Bar Color Colors in the graph can match the utility’s color palette. The You bar color must contrast the other colors to meet Accessibility guidelines. Default: The colors in the example represent the default colors.	Optional Choose one of the following: Use the default color. Contact your Delivery Team about configuring this label.
Similar Homes Label The bar graph label can be changed. However, Oracle Utilities strongly recommends using the default label. Default: Similar Homes	Optional Choose one of the following: Use the default label. Provide alternate label:
Similar Homes Bar Color Colors in the graph can match the utility’s color palette. Default: The colors in the example represent the default colors.	Choose one of the following: Use the default color. Provide alternate color.
Explainer Text The text encouraging the customer to modify their Home Energy Analysis/ Home Energy Survey is configurable. Default: Go to the Home Energy Survey.	Optional Choose one of the following: Use the default text. Contact your Delivery Team about altering the text.

Configuration Option

Input Value

Efficiency Zone Color

Changing the Efficiency Zone color is supported but strongly discouraged. The Efficiency Zone color must match the Great color in the benchmark and insight colors.

Default: A green tinted rectangle.

Optional

Choose one of the following:

Use the default color.
Change the Efficiency Zone color to light gray.

You Bar Color

Colors in the graph can match the utility’s color palette. The You bar color must contrast the other colors to meet Accessibility guidelines.

Default: The colors in the example represent the default colors.

Optional

Choose one of the following:

Use the default color.
Contact your Delivery Team about configuring this label.

Similar Homes Label

The bar graph label can be changed. However, Oracle Utilities strongly recommends using the default label.

Default: Similar Homes

Optional

Choose one of the following:

Use the default label.
Provide alternate label:

Similar Homes Bar Color

Colors in the graph can match the utility’s color palette.

Default: The colors in the example represent the default colors.

Choose one of the following:

Use the default color.
Provide alternate color.

Explainer Text

The text encouraging the customer to modify their Home Energy Analysis/ Home Energy Survey is configurable.

Default: Go to the Home Energy Survey.

Optional

Choose one of the following:

Use the default text.
Contact your Delivery Team about altering the text.

User Experience Variations

The user experience varies for customers depending upon their service types, available data, costs, and locale. For more information, see the Efficiency Zone topic in the Oracle Utilities Opower Energy Efficiency Cloud Service Overview.