Seasonal Normative Comparison
The Seasonal Normative Comparison module is a vertical bar graph that display's the customer's aggregate total energy use from the previous season compared to other homes. The comparison motivates them to reduce their heating or cooling energy use during the upcoming extreme weather season. The user experience varies depending on available customer data and whether the customer's program includes a Neighbor Comparison or Efficiency Zone.
The neighbor comparison in Digital Self Service - Energy Management mirrors the customer's report experience. For example, a customer that receives the Efficiency Zone in their report will also see an Efficiency Zone in Digital Self Service - Energy Management. For more information about the web version of the neighbor comparison, see Digital Self Service Energy Management Neighbor Comparison.
Appears in: Seasonal Report
Design
This image shows an example of the Seasonal Normative Comparison module for a Winter Seasonal Report.
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.
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Primary and Secondary Colors Default: Based on utility branding guidelines |
Optional Choose one of the following:
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User Experience Variations
The user experience varies for customers depending upon their service types, available data, costs, and locale. Note that the following list indicates the primary user experience variations, not all possible variations.
Summer Seasonal Normative Comparison
The summer version of the Seasonal Normative Comparison module compares the customers cooling energy use from the previous summer to other homes to motivate them to reduce heating energy use during the upcoming winter.
Seasonal Neighbor Comparison
Customers who receive a two-bar Neighbor Comparison as part of their Progress Report receive a two-bar Seasonal Neighbor Comparison. Customers who receive a three-bar Neighbor Comparison as part of their Progress Report receive a three-bar Seasonal Neighbor Comparison. "Efficient homes” is used for Neighbor Comparison recipients in the insight, graph label and explainer areas for each data state.