Energy Use Overview

The Energy Use Overview displays the most recent bill period’s energy use in comparison to that of a bill from the same bill period for the previous year. Analogies are included to help customers understand their energy use and how it relates to real-world examples. The analogies compare energy use to common energy use scenarios. For example, energy use can be expressed in the number of days it would take to light a customer's home.

Energy use is combined and expressed in energy units for dual-fuel customers, while an applicable energy unit of measurement is used for single-fuel customers. A link to explore energy use in detail sends customers to the Data Browser for additional energy use analysis. See Data Browser for more information.

Data Requirements and Limitations

• Data History: A total of 12 bill periods or more is required to compare the most recent bill period with that of the previous year. Customers with less data see a comparison to the previous bill, only energy use for the current bill period, or a message that indicates additional information will be displayed once the required data is available.
• Multiple Service Points: Bill level reads from at most two service points are required, with start and end dates not differing by more than three days. If there is a difference of more than three days between each service point's data, a message is displayed to explore energy use in detail using the Data Browser, along with a link to the tool.