Energy Use Benchmark

The Energy Use Benchmark module provides a personalized, at-a-glance visualization of the customer’s energy use. It consists of three sections of a gauge to indicate the customer's overall status as it relates to their energy use: Fair, Good, and Great.

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

Energy Use Benchmark Example

This image shows an example of the Energy Use Benchmark module for a gas customer.

Image of home energy use benchmark 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
Benchmark Header The heading notifies the customer that the benchmark gives them an at-a-glance view of their energy use. It also includes the customer's fuel type. Default: "Your <fuel type variation> use at a glance."	Optional Contact your Delivery Team about configuring the benchmark header.
Color Labels The benchmark has three potential states, and each corresponds to a color. The labels (Fair, Good, and Great) are configurable. However, the default labels and colors are strongly recommended. Default: Orange: Fair. Customer is using more than Similar Homes. Yellow: Good. Customer is using more than Efficiency Zone /Efficient Neighbors threshold, but less than Similar Homes. Green: Great. Customer is using less than the Efficiency Zone/Efficient Neighbors threshold.	Optional Choose one of the following: Use the default labels. Contact your Delivery Team about configuring the color labels.
Benchmark Copy The copy below the gauge tells the customer how they can leverage the report or recognizes a change in state. Default: The copy defaults vary by fuel type and the customer’s energy use. Discuss the default language with your Service Delivery Manager.	Optional Choose one of the following: Use the default labels. Contact your Delivery Team about configuring the benchmark copy.

Configuration Option

Input Value

Benchmark Header

The heading notifies the customer that the benchmark gives them an at-a-glance view of their energy use. It also includes the customer's fuel type.

Default: "Your <fuel type variation> use at a glance."

Optional

Contact your Delivery Team about configuring the benchmark header.

Color Labels

The benchmark has three potential states, and each corresponds to a color. The labels (Fair, Good, and Great) are configurable. However, the default labels and colors are strongly recommended.

Default:

Orange: Fair. Customer is using more than Similar Homes.
Yellow: Good. Customer is using more than Efficiency Zone /Efficient Neighbors threshold, but less than Similar Homes.
Green: Great. Customer is using less than the Efficiency Zone/Efficient Neighbors threshold.

Optional

Choose one of the following:

Use the default labels.
Contact your Delivery Team about configuring the color labels.

Benchmark Copy

The copy below the gauge tells the customer how they can leverage the report or recognizes a change in state.

Default:

The copy defaults vary by fuel type and the customer’s energy use. Discuss the default language with your Service Delivery Manager.

Optional

Choose one of the following:

Use the default labels.
Contact your Delivery Team about configuring the benchmark copy.

User Experience Variations

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