Demand Tracker Module

The Demand Tracker module informs customers about the demand charge that will be included in their current billing period. Note the module does not identify the highest hour for the current week, but rather shows the highest demand hour during the current bill period. This hour might not have occurred in the current week. If the customer's demand charge has increased during the current week, the module notifies the customer that their demand charge increased during the current bill period.

This module also provides savings insights that help customers understand how shifting the use of high-energy appliances to off-peak hours can help them save money.

Design

This image shows an example of the Demand Tracker module:

Figure 7-8 Demand Tracker Module


This image shows an example of the module.

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

Decimal Places

You can configure the module to include up to two decimal places in the kW value display. For example, you can display the kW value as follows:

  • 24 kW
  • 24.2 kW
  • 24.25 kW

Required

Specify the number of decimal places:

Peak Period Name

The name of the peak period in the Demand Charge Box and the Savings Statement can be configured. This value should match the peak period name for all other Load Shifting modules.

Default: Peak

Required

Choose one of the following:

  • Use the default.
  • Use the following peak period name:

Include Bill Period Dates in Savings Statement

By default, the bill period dates are not included in the statement.

 Optional

Choose one of the following:

  • Do not include the bill period dates.
  • Include the bill period dates.

To see how this module fits into the overall user experience, see Design and Configuration: Demand Rate Coach.

User Experience Variations

This topic covers the variations that can occur in this module.

New Demand Hour This Week

If the customer surpasses their highest demand in the current bill period, the module changes as follows to identify that the highest hour usage has increased since the last weekly email:

Heading: The heading changes to, "Your highest usage during peak hours has increased".

Demand Hour Box: The text in this box changes to, "Your highest usage hour so far this bill period is now".

Demand Charge Box: The ext in this box changes to, "kW used during that hour have increased to".

Figure 7-9 New Demand Hour


This image shows an example of the variation.