Peak Focused Normative Comparison

The Peak Focused Normative Comparison module educates customers about how their energy use compares to their neighbors. It compares the customer (“You”) to “Efficient Neighbors” and “Average Neighbors,” and provides the customer with an comparison state (such as fair, good, or great) to help them measure how their electricity use is compared to these neighbors. The results are displayed in a horizontal bar graph. Total electricity usage values are also displayed so the customer can have a better understanding of what their peak use is compared to their total use.

Appears in: Peak Focused Report

Peak Focused Comparison Example

The image below is an example of the peak-focused normative comparison.

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

Efficient Homes Color

This bar displays a usage value for the most efficient 20% of the customer's neighbors.

Default: Green

Optional

  • Use the default color.
  • Provide alternate configuration.

Similar Homes Color

This bar indicates how all the customer's neighbors are doing.

Default: Gray

Optional

  • Use the default label.
  • Provide alternate configuration.

Efficient Homes Label

This bar displays a usage value for the most efficient 20% of the customer's neighbors.

Default: Efficient Neighbors

Optional

  • Use the default label.
  • Provide alternate configuration.

Similar Homes Label

This bar indicates how all the customer's neighbors are doing.

Default: Average Neighbors

Optional

  • Use the default label.
  • Provide alternate configuration.

You Label

This bar indicates how the customer is doing.

Default: You

Optional

  • Use the default label.
  • Provide alternate configuration.

Short Explainer

The explainer text appears below the bar chart and includes an efficient homes description that defines the efficient neighbors the customer is being compared to.

Default: "Efficient neighbors are the 20% of homes in your comparison group that used the least amount of electricity during on-peak hours this period."

Optional

  • Use the default text.
  • Provide alternate configuration.

Fuel Explainer

The fuel units used in the comparison are defined below the efficient neighbors description.

Default: "A Kilowatt-hour (kWh) is the standard unit used to measure electricity use."

Optional

Smiley Icons

If smileys icons are configured, the icon set appears beside the main insight heading. Icon set options include:

  • No icons (Off)
  • Comprehension-focus neutral smiley icons
  • Comprehension-focus thinking smiley icons
  • Environmental-focus leaf icons
  • Commemorative-focus medal icons

Default: No icons (Off)

Optional

Threshold

When the cost/savings are not greater than the threshold, the fallback is used.

Default: $100

Optional

  • Use the default setting.
  • Provide alternate configuration.

Bottom Insight

The utility may opt for a financial or percentage version of the bottom insight.

  • The financial version uses the customer’s Time of Use rate to calculate an approximate annualized cost of the energy use gap between the recipient and their most relevant comparison group.
  • The percentage version of the insight indicates how much more or less energy the customer has used compared to their neighbors.

Default: Financial

Optional

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User Experience Variations

The user experience of the feature may vary for customers and utilities depending on their service types (gas, electricity, dual fuel, and so on), available data, costs, locale, and other factors. For more information, see the Peak Focused Normative Comparison in the Oracle Utilities Opower Energy Efficiency Cloud Service Overview.

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