Sighten is pleased to announce that, from June 8th 2017, utility Utility and rate selection on SightenEverBright's site page will run off of Sightenis powered by EverBright's integration with Genability. Genability is widely recognized as the leading utility rates engine, capturing all utility rates in the US U.S. with every rate component, tariff eligibility rule and rate option. Fifteen thousand updates are made every month to Genability's rate books, keeping them always up-to-date. More about Genability here.
The launch of the Genability integration comes with exciting new features and a few changes to the UI, so let's look at those changes in details.
Which rates will I now be able to select?
All US residential utility rates. The Genability database covers 100% of utility rates in the United States. All of these rates will be available to select in Sighten's UI to be selected.
Will the calculations be accurate?
The coverage is not only full, it is accurate and
Are the calculations accurate?
Genabilty ensures accurate, up-to-date and models rate calculations that include the modeling of every rate component, tariff eligibility rule rules, and rate optionoptions. Genability follows every tariff change and updates its database in 1 one business day, that makes up accounting for 15,000+ rate updates every month.
Will there be UI changes?
Yes. We took the opportunity of this integration to simplify the utility tile in the UI. Where there used to be four dropdowns - Electric Utility, Utility Territory, Utility Rate Schedule and Heating Source -, there are now only two dropdowns: Electric Utility and Utility Rate Schedule. This makes finding the appropriate utility and rate schedule much easier and intuitive for Sighten users. See the difference below.
Former UI New UI
Will utility and rate defaults change?
Yes, and for the better! Whenever you create a site at an address, Sighten will now select by default
UI without Genability integration | UI with Genability information |
Does Genability support NEM 2.0?
Genability supports NEM 2.0, including the interconnection fees and non-bypassable charges to post-solar rates that may be applicable. EverBright also reflects the NEM 2.0 requirement for homeowners who want to go solar to switch to a time of use (TOU) rate.
In applicable locations, the UI will show the post-solar rate switch turned on by default. The dropdown for post-solar rate only shows relevant TOU rates. The image below shows an example for an address in Dublin, CA.
What utility coverage is offered?
With Genability, your account will have coverage for nearly all utilities in the U.S. plus their rate schedules.
How are utility and rate defaults selected?
Whenever you create a site, EverBright will select the most likely utility and rate schedule for that particular location . More, utilities and rates schedules will now be ranked by order of likelihood for that location.
Can I use it with my existing sites?
Unfortunately no. Sites create before June 8th 2017 will continue to operate on Sighten's previous utility rates database. They will continue to show the former UI and rate coverage. All newly created sites after June 8th 2017 will work with the new functionality. by default. To change the default utility provider, simply click on the dropdown menu below Utility, and choose from the list of available Utility providers for the address.
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Which rates can I select?
Genability covers all U.S. residential utility rates. These rates are available to select in EverBright's UI. The rates available will be based on the selected utility.
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