What Uses Most

The What Uses Most module educates customers about the top three energy uses in their home for the report period. One of the customer's top energy uses is highlighted at the top of the module and is followed by a related energy-saving tip.

Appears in: Limited Income Report, Electric Vehicle Report

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What Uses Most Example

The image below is an example of the module for a customer with heating as the highest energy use in the billing period.

What Uses Most module with highest usage category followed by the Paired Tip 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
Energy Breakdown Subheader Default: "Your other energy uses"	Optional Select one of the following: Use the default text. Contact your Delivery Team about altering the text.
Disaggregation Explainer Header Heading that prepares the customer to learn ow the categories are calculated. Default: "How do we determine your energy breakdown?"	Optional Select one of the following: Use the default text. Contact your Delivery Team about altering the heading.
Disaggregtion Explainer Text An explanatory note that clarifies that these categorizations are derived from data science model estimates, and reminds customers that they can improve their report accuracy by completing their Home Energy Analysis. Default: "Your energy breakdown is based on smart meter data and past usage. Complex energy data may cause minor inaccuracies. Improve accuracy by taking the short Home Energy Assessment survey."	Optional Select one of the following: Use the default text. Contact your Delivery Team about altering the text.
Call to Action Text The call to action button redirects customers to the [Home Energy Analysis where they can provide more details about their home to improve their report accuracy. Default: "Update my home profile"	Optional Select one of the following: Use the default. Contact your Delivery Team about altering the text.
Call to Action URL The call to action button redirects customers to the [Home Energy Analysis where they can provide more details about their home to improve their report accuracy. Default: The URL redirects the customer to the Home Energy Analysis and must be configured.	Required Contact your Delivery Team about altering the URL destination.

Configuration Option

Input Value

Energy Breakdown Subheader

Default: "Your other energy uses"

Optional

Select one of the following:

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

Disaggregation Explainer Header

Heading that prepares the customer to learn ow the categories are calculated.

Default: "How do we determine your energy breakdown?"

Optional

Select one of the following:

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

Disaggregtion Explainer Text

An explanatory note that clarifies that these categorizations are derived from data science model estimates, and reminds customers that they can improve their report accuracy by completing their Home Energy Analysis.

Default: "Your energy breakdown is based on smart meter data and past usage. Complex energy data may cause minor inaccuracies. Improve accuracy by taking the short Home Energy Assessment survey."

Optional

Select one of the following:

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

Call to Action Text

The call to action button redirects customers to the [Home Energy Analysis where they can provide more details about their home to improve their report accuracy.

Default: "Update my home profile"

Optional

Select one of the following:

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

Call to Action URL

The call to action button redirects customers to the [Home Energy Analysis where they can provide more details about their home to improve their report accuracy.

Default: The URL redirects the customer to the Home Energy Analysis and must be configured.

Required

Contact your Delivery Team about altering the URL destination.

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 What Uses Most topic in the Oracle Utilities Opower Energy Efficiency Cloud Service Overview.