Seasonal Breakout Module
The Seasonal Breakout module informs the customer what percentage of their energy use the previous season went toward cooling or heating. The purpose of this module is to highlight the how large a customer's heating or cooling costs can get, and prepare them for the seasonal insights and tips presented later in the report.
Appears in: Seasonal Report
Requirements
Utility Requirements
| Category | Description |
|---|---|
| Required Cloud Service | Energy Efficiency Cloud Service |
| Scale | Not applicable. |
Customer Requirements
| Category | Description |
|---|---|
| Billing Frequency | Monthly or bi-monthly. |
| Data Delivery Frequency | Monthly, bi-monthly, or quarterly. |
| Data Requirements |
The Oracle Utilities Opower platform requires data about how much energy a customer used for cooling or heating in the previous summer or winter season. Minimum: The minimum requirement is to have average energy use data for households in a utility's region. This data is typically obtained from public data sources and is used as a baseline for the Home Energy Analysis survey. Customer responses to the survey can then be used to determine how their energy breaks down into heating and cooling categories. Recommended: The recommended approach is to use Oracle Utilities Opower data science models to generate more accurate heating and cooling disaggregation results. In this case, the data requirements include a combination of billed usage data, daily or subdaily AMI data, and weather data. Your Delivery Team will work with you to understand the specific requirements and help you identify the best approach for your situation. |
| Data History | At least 13 months of data history including historical billing data from the previous summer or winter season. |
| Data Coverage | Not applicable. |
| Supported Fuels | Electric-only, gas-only, dual fuel. |
User Experience
This section describes the user experience of the Seasonal Breakout module for the Summer Seasonal Report.
Header: Highlights that cooling affects the customer's summer energy bills.
Insight: Quantifies how much of the customer's energy use went toward cooling during the previous summer, making it easy to understand at a glance.
Explainer: Clarifies that the calculation includes window units, central air, and fans.
Image: Includes a seasonally themed illustration within the module.
User Experience Variations
The user experience varies for customers depending on their energy use, service types, available data, costs, locale, and if the utility elects to promote an energy use category that is not the customer's largest category. Note that the list below does not include all possible variations.
Winter Seasonal Breakout Module
The Winter Seasonal Breakout module reflects heating usage.
Header: Highlights the impact of heating on the customer's winter energy bills. For example, "Heating has a big impact on winter energy bills."
Insight: Quantifies how much of the customer's energy use went toward heating during the previous winter, making it easy to understand at a glance. For example, "39% of your total energy went toward heating last winter." The percentage is displayed in a warm color to reflect heating. "Energy" is used for electric and dual-fuel customers, while "gas" is used for gas-only customers.
Image: Includes a seasonally themed illustration within the module.