Mini Time of Use Reminder

Positioned in the top right of the progress version of the Peak Focused Report, the Mini Time of Use Reminder module is a customer's first point of reference for understanding peak electricity cost periods based on their Time of Use plan. The module clearly displays the multiplier for high-cost periods and their specific timings., provides a color-coded timeline that highlights peak times in for easy identification, and adapts to different utility peak times and billing structures, such as demand charges.

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Requirements

Utility Requirements

Category	Description
Required Cloud Service	Energy Efficiency Cloud Service
Scale	Less than 100,000 per week.

Customer Requirements

Category	Description
Billing Frequency	Monthly or bi-monthly.
Data Delivery Frequency	Monthly, bi-monthly, or quarterly.
Data Requirements	AMI data. Rate meta data.
Data History	A minimum of one historical bill.
Data Coverage	Not applicable.
Supported Fuels	Electric-only.

Limitations

Peak Focused Report Only: This module is only available as part of the Peak Focused Report.
Time of Use: Customers must be on a Time of Use Rate plan.

User Experience

This section describes the user experience for a customer with three peak times.

Mini TOU Reminder with three peaks

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 Mini Time of Use 101 Reminder description for Home Energy Reports v3 in the Oracle Utilities Opower Energy Efficiency Cloud Service Overview and go to the User Experience Variations section.

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
Header The header informs the customers what the multiplier in cost will be during the peak period and what times the period will occur. Default: Two or Three peak periods: Electricity costs X more during on-peak hours ([X - X]) on weekdays. Demand charge: From [X-X] on weekdays, the highest usage hour incurs a monthly demand charge	Optional Choose one of the following: Use the default. Provide alternate configuration.
Color Settings Color settings determine the colors assigned to elements within the module. Default: The default module colors are determined by the utility color pallet provided by the utility during Opower Platform configuration.	Optional Use the default. Contact your Delivery Team about configuring the module colors.
Footnote An optional footnote may be included under the cost period legend. Default: The footnote is disabled.	Optional Choose one of the following: Use the default. Enable the footnote.

Configuration Option

Input Value

Header

The header informs the customers what the multiplier in cost will be during the peak period and what times the period will occur.

Default:

Two or Three peak periods: Electricity costs X more during on-peak hours ([X - X]) on weekdays.
Demand charge: From [X-X] on weekdays, the highest usage hour incurs a monthly demand charge

Optional

Choose one of the following:

Use the default.
Provide alternate configuration.

Color Settings

Color settings determine the colors assigned to elements within the module.

Default: The default module colors are determined by the utility color pallet provided by the utility during Opower Platform configuration.

Optional

Use the default.
Contact your Delivery Team about configuring the module colors.

Footnote

An optional footnote may be included under the cost period legend.

Default: The footnote is disabled.

Optional

Choose one of the following:

Use the default.
Enable the footnote.