Heating Neighbor Comparison

The Heating Neighbor Comparison module shows the customer's estimated heating usage from last winter compared to that of their "Efficient Neighbors" and "Average Neighbors." The purpose of this module is to encourage energy efficiency behavior leading up to and during the winter season. The heating usage is calculated based on energy use and weather data from the previous winter. The data is displayed in a vertical bar graph and is paired with an insight about how the customer compared to their neighbors.

• Module Title: The title focuses on a neighbor comparison specifically related to heating energy use.
• Bar Chart: The bar chart shows how much energy the customer used on average to heat or cool their home during a given season, and then compares this amount to that of their neighbors from the same season.
• You: This bar indicates how the customer is doing.
• Average Neighbors: This bar indicates how all the customer's neighbors are doing.
• Efficient Neighbors: This bar displays a usage value for the most efficient 20% of the customer's neighbors. By default it is green because green is commonly associated with energy efficiency.
• Comparison Icons: This graphic highlights whether the customer is doing "Great," "Good," or "Using more than average," which represents a summary of the five different states of the normative message.
• Normative Message / Insight Statement: The normative message appears above the bar chart and provides an insight about why the bar chart appears the way it does.
• Comparison Information: This section appears below the bar chart and identifies the date range of the data and the characteristics of the neighbors used in the comparison. It includes the customer's number of neighbors and the geographic proximity of the neighbors' homes.

Requirements and Limitations

Fuel: Electric-only, gas-only, and dual fuel.

AMI Data Required: N/A

Data History: Billing data for the previous billing period.

Billing Frequency: Monthly, bimonthly, and quarterly.