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Total annual usage and total annual cost are shown up top. Energy usage and utility bill costs for each month of the year are shown in the chart and the values below.
Usage profile
Annual usage shows the following key information and inputs:
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To edit usage, you can modify the values shown below the chart. The "Edit usage by" dropdown allows you to select the way you want to enter usage information: as usage (kWh) or a bill cost (4$) and as monthly values or a single annual value. Monthly values allow you to input 1 to 12 months of values depending on how much information you have available.
You have the following usage input/edit options:
- Monthly usage - This will let you adjust the top row of inputs "Historical Usage (kWh)" by month
- Monthly bill - This will let you adjust the bottom row of inputs "Historical Cost ($)" by month
- Annual usage - This will let you adjust only the usage total for the year
- Annual bill - This will let you adjust only the cost total for the year
- Full input - This will let you adjust any of the cells in the usage chart
- CSV Upload - This will let you upload a CSV file with usage data
- We can accept data in 15-minute or hourly intervals
Before edits or other inputs, the chart shows a typical usage profile based on the address entered. A utility bill or estimate from the homeowner is often used at some point during the sales process to update this section. Depending on the input option selected, the usage profile will adjust accordingly.
The following example shows how annual usage was adjusted given two input months. Input values appear in blue. Click Apply Changes to save changes and run usage estimation for the months that are not entered.
As you can see, since the inputs for September and October were lower than the typical usage, once hit Apply Changes, the tool extrapolated the data to adjust it for the rest of the year. If you ever want to undo the changes, you can always select Reset To Typical.
Usage estimation
If less than twelve months of values are entered, the rest of the usage values are estimated (extrapolated) by comparing the one or more entered values to the typical values for those monthmonths, and adjusting the rest of the monthly values accordingly.
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You might also want to check out these related articles:
- Getting started with SOLAR+Started
- How do I enter an address?