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About Aggregating Data Points
Aggregation is simply combining data points (or meters) from multiple buildings for reporting purposes. Reports in
shortBrandName allow you to look at a single meters OR – through aggregation – combine as many meters as you want, as long as they are available in your site tree. One reason for aggregating meters is to see if you can get a better energy rate through aggregation and to see how the better rate affects your overall cost. This is useful for customers that have multiple buildings in the same geographic area. College campuses, for example, typically have dozens of buildings and each has its own meter and rate. For example, the Rate Comparison report (see "About the Rate Comparison Report") allows you to aggregate meters and determine what the cost would be if the meters are aggregated, regardless of the unique billing cycles for the individual meters.Benefits of aggregating include:
- Load flattening
Often the aggregate cost is different because aggregating tends to flatten loads, as individual meters peak at different times and compensate one another.
- Single rate
By combining all meters under a single rate, you may qualify for a better rate and realize associated cost savings – and you may simplify billing.
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