Cooling Neighbor Comparison
The Cooling Neighbor Comparison compares the customer's estimated cooling usage last cooling season (“Your cooling”) to two groups: “Efficient Neighbors” and “Average Neighbors.” Its purpose is to encourage energy efficient behavior before or during the upcoming summer. If no bills within the date range have costs associated with them, the module's insight statement will fall back to describing the percent difference between the customer's cooling usage and the cooling usage of the comparison group. Since the first report of the summer would reflect low usage, the comparison from last summer's energy usage and weather data is more likely to motivate customers and set the context for the coming months.
The results are displayed in a vertical bar graph. An evaluative section on the right indicates whether the customer falls in one of three states: "Great,” "Good,” or “Using more than average." A brief message indicates how the customer compares to their efficient neighbors. "Efficient Neighbors" are defined as the most efficient 20% of the customer's neighbors. An informational section below the bar graph provides details about the module information. The comparison is always shown in kWh since electricity is the predominant way that customers cool their homes.
This module includes many of the same elements as the Neighbor Comparison module. Neighbor Comparisonfor detailed descriptions of each element.
Fuel: Electric-only and dual fuel
AMI Data Required: No
Data History:
- At least 12 bills in last 18 months or at least 6 bills with positive Cooling Degree Days (CDD) and 6 bills with negative Heating Degree Days (HDD)
- Usage data from last summer
Billing Frequency: Monthly or bi-monthly