Sighten is pleased to announce that, from its 2.2 release, utility and rate selection on Sighten's site page can run off of Sighten's integration with Genability. Genability is widely recognized as the leading utility rates engine, capturing all utility rates in the US 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 this new feature also comes with a few tweaks, so let's look at those changes in details.

When will I have access to the new feature?

The new feature will be by default turned off for our users after the 2.2 release. We will be turning it on for a group of beta users until the public release. To become a beta user, please send us an email at support@sighten.io.

Which rates will I be able to select?

All US residential utility rates. The Genability database covers all utility rates in the United States. These rates will be available to select in Sighten's UI.

Will the calculations be accurate?

The coverage is not only full, it is accurate and up-to-date and models every rate component, tariff eligibility rule and rate option. Genability follows every tariff change and updates its database in 1 business day, which makes up 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.

                      Current UI                                                                       New UI

Will utility and rate defaults change?

Yes, and for the better! Whenever you create a site, Sighten will now select by default the most likely utility and rate schedule for that particular location. 

Can I use it with my existing sites?

Unfortunately no. Sites create before Sighten's 2.2 release will continue to operate on Sighten's current utility rates database. They will continue to show the current UI and rate coverage. All sites created after the 2.2 release will work with the new functionality.