How do I create an energy efficiency project?

Owned by Evelyn Fisher (Unlicensed)
Last updated: Jul 12, 2021 by Tim Marchese
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To add an energy efficiency project, first select an equipment type in the Project phase. Next, consider the parameters of the associated usage calculation.

Usage reduction calculation

Adding energy efficiency equipment allows you to specify the reduction savings that will be associated with a given item.

You can choose to calculate usage reduction from categorized usage or total usage.  All energy efficiency equipment can only apply to one type of reduction.

  • Total usage is a % reduction from the overall usage, applied evenly over each month and each hour.

  • Categorized usage uses government EIA data on typical household loads to intelligently apply a % reduction to the portion of the load attributed to that item type.

  • If you switch the way reduction is calculated, make sure to change the Reduction Amount % below - it should be smaller for total usage and larger for categorized usage.

  • Also keep in mind that certain EE equipment can only apply to total usage. In the case that you've selected Categorized Usage, then only EE types that support this methodology will show in the dropdown menu.  In the case that you've selected Total Usage, all EE types in your account will be available.

    • An example is the EE type "Package": this can only be calculated based on Total Usage, so it will only show up as an option when Total Usage is selected.

    • Please keep in mind, that you must have EE equipment setup in your Project Phase settings for anything to show up in this section.

Adding energy efficiency projects

 

To add an energy efficiency project, select a type and a model. If the desired equipment doesn’t populate, adjust organizationally approved equipment settings (for more on adjusting available equipment, visit:https://sighten.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/SS/pages/603947332).

 

Once inputs are complete, click Calculate to get usage reduction information.

 

View reduction impact using the Daily Energy Profile chart. Open this by clicking on the upward facing carrot in the lower right on the “Yearly Solar Access” tab, then selecting Daily Energy Profile from the chart dropdown menu.

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