The daily usage section shows a representative 24-hour day usage profile. The daily profile can be edited and the shape of the daily profile will impact the savings tied to solar and storage proposed projects.

Any updates to the annual usage profile values will be reflected in the daily profile. Any proposed usage additions that are added will also be displayed.

Editing daily usage

The daily usage profile can be updated by changing the profile selection under the "Edit Profile by:" option. This can be found above the daily usage chart on the right. The options are:

• Typical: the typical usage profile for a representative day. This is based on the median usage out of 365 days of the year.
• Persona: each account can create and customize a number of pre-set homeowner personas. For example: "Day Job" for a typical 9-to-5 worker or "Stay at Home" for a home where one or more people are in the home during the day. Any personas created for your account will be available for selection in the dropdown.
• Custom: create a custom daily profile by entering the usage % for each hour of the day.

Creating personas is one of the most important ways you can take advantage of the daily profile in your projects and savings analysis! To create personas, go to Settings > Usage Settings and add a persona. 

If you change the profile, click Apply below the chart to save this selection.

Here is an example showing typical usage.

Select a persona using the "Edit usage by:" dropdown.

Here is an example showing a daily profile based on a persona selection.

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