Seasonal Breakout

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

Seasonal Breakout Example

This image shows an example of the Seasonal Breakout module design for the Summer Seasonal Report.

Image of Seasonal Breakout module design for the Summer 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.

Configuration Option Input Value

Header

The header is dynamic by season.

Cooling Default: Cooling has a big impact on summer energy bills

Heating Default:

  • Electric and dual: Heating has a big impact on winter energy bills
  • Gas: Heating has a big impact on winter gas bills

Optional

Choose one of the following:

Explainer

The explainer is dynamic by season.

Heating Default: Includes things like window units, central AC, and fans

Cooling Default:

  • Electric and Dual Fuel: Includes things like furnaces, boilers, baseboard heaters, and space heaters
  • Gas: Includes things like furnaces and boilers

Optional

Choose one of the following:

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 Seasonal Breakout description in the Energy Efficiency Cloud Services Overview Guide and go to the User Experience Variations section.