Last Winter Neighbor Comparison

The Last Winter neighbor comparison shows the customer's energy use during the previous year's winter, and compares their energy use to that of their neighbors. It is the primary normative comparison for gas-only and electric customers who are receiving their first report of the winter. This module is useful because the standard neighbor comparison is not as compelling at the start of winter when gas consumption is typically very low. A last winter comparison therefore has a higher likelihood of motivating customers to do better in the months ahead.

Bar Chart: The bar chart displays how much energy each group in the comparison used.

  • You: Indicates how the customer is doing.
  • All 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.

Comparison Information: This section appears below the bar chart and identifies the characteristics of the neighbors used in the comparison.

Normative Message / Insight Statement: The normative message appears next to the graph and provides an insight about why the graph appears the way it does. This message highlights whether the customer did "Great," "Good," or used more than average compared to All neighbors or Efficient neighbors from last winter.

Fuel: Electric, gas-only.

AMI Data Required: N/A.

Data History: Last winter's data.

Billing Frequency: Monthly, bi-monthly, quarterly.

Configuration options: