Personal Tracker
The Personal Tracker is an optional module that provides customers with up to one year's comparison of their current year's usage to the previous year. It offers a range of data scenarios, displaying usage information across as few as three bills or as many as two full years of bills. The module includes an evaluative statement that assesses the customer's performance, a bar chart for visualization, seasonal helpers, and insights into why their energy use may have increased, decreased, or remained the same. The goal of the module is to provide customers with important insights into their energy use in order to help them make informed decisions about their consumption and improve their overall efficiency.
Appears in: Progress Report, Usage Lookback Report
Personal Tracker Example
The image below is an example of the Personal Tracker module in the Progress Report for an electricity-only customer.
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.
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Header The header varies by report type, fuel type and available data. The utility may select alternative headers. Default:
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Required
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Bar Chart Colors The bar chart colors may be altered. Default: By default, the chart colors match the utility branding. |
Required
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Legend Labels (Usage Lookback Report Only) Can either be a label or a date range. Default: "Last gas season" and "This gas season" |
Required
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Primary Insight (Progress Report Only) The primary insight varies by fuel type. |
Required
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Secondary Insight (Progress Report Only) The primary insight varies by weather data. |
Required
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Usage Lookback Insight - Heading (Usage Lookback Report Only) The heading identifies the insight comparison categories of the previous and current season. Default headings:
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Required
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Usage Lookback Insight - Season Highest Use Period label (Usage Lookback Report Only) The highest use period label prepares the customer to learn the time frame of their highest usage from the current or previous season.
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Required
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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 Personal Tracker topic in the Oracle Utilities Opower Energy Efficiency Cloud Service Overview.