Looking at the ES-D energy cost summary, why is my virtual rate ($/unit) so
much higher than the uniform energy charge ($/unit) I have in the utility
rate properties box? Ive attached my baseline ES-D.
Is there a demand charge also? The virtual rate will include all billing
components. Try the ES-E report for the rate, it should clarify with all of
the components including demand, cost adjustments, taxes, etc.
You may have another billing component that is additive to the uniform
charge. If ES-E doesn?t turn up the answer, scour through the rate dialogue
boxes and see if there is an additional component somewhere. Actually check
the INP file, it will be very clear if there are any lines other than your
uniform charge.
David S. Eldridge, Jr., P.E., LEED AP BD+C, BEMP, HBDP
*From:* equest-users-bounces at lists.onebuilding.org [mailto:
equest-users-bounces at lists.onebuilding.org] *On Behalf Of *Alan Crittendon
*Sent:* Thursday, December 02, 2010 10:08 AM
*To:* 'eQuest'
*Subject:* [Equest-users] Virtual Rate
Looking at the ES-D energy cost summary, why is my virtual rate ($/unit) so
much higher than the uniform energy charge ($/unit) I have in the utility
rate properties box? Ive attached my baseline ES-D.
Check your units to make sure they are consistent. If you changed the billing unit on the meter, make sure that you also changed the unit label that shows up in the ES-D report. The default is therms and eQUEST won't automatically change it, you will have to override it.
There is a demand charge as well as customer (meter) charge. The problem im
having is figuring out how to define that above 50kw the demand chrge is
$13.54/kw and from 0-15000kwh its $.09958 and for every kwh above that its
$.0558. As well as on the gas side: $8/meter, 0-10ccf = $1.2043/ccf, next
40ccf = $1.1072/ccf.
I know I have to set up block charges but to me the dictionary on this
section is written in Latin.
Have you tried to set up a custom utility rate using the wizard? If you
are in the detailed mode, just start a new project to create the rates,
and then copy over the appropriate lines between .inp files. The wizard
actually makes it pretty easy to create a rate schedule as you indicate.
For electric, under the "energy blocks" table, select KWH block, and
then in the first row, put in a block size of 15000 and a $ / KWH of
$0.09958. Then, in the 2nd row, select KWh Block again, keep the block
size as 99,999, and put in $0.0558 for the $ / KWH
Do the same thing for demand below that. You can only chose KW block,
so that entry will remained grey - just type in 50 for the block size in
the first row and put whatever the demand charge is up to 50 KW, and
then put in $13.54 in the 2nd row leaving the default 99,999 block size
in place.
What did you have in the utility rates property box? Are you sure a meter
charge, taxes, or other items are not being added into your model unknowingly?
Is there a demand charge also? The virtual rate will include all billing
components. Try the ES-E report for the rate, it should clarify with all of
the components including demand, cost adjustments, taxes, etc.
You may have another billing component that is additive to the uniform
charge. If ES-E doesn?t turn up the answer, scour through the rate dialogue
boxes and see if there is an additional component somewhere. Actually check
the INP file, it will be very clear if there are any lines other than your
uniform charge.
David S. Eldridge, Jr., P.E., LEED AP BD+C, BEMP, HBDP
*From:* equest-users-bounces at lists.onebuilding.org [mailto:
equest-users-bounces at lists.onebuilding.org] *On Behalf Of *Alan Crittendon
*Sent:* Thursday, December 02, 2010 10:08 AM
*To:* 'eQuest'
*Subject:* [Equest-users] Virtual Rate
Looking at the ES-D energy cost summary, why is my virtual rate ($/unit) so
much higher than the uniform energy charge ($/unit) I have in the utility
rate properties box? Ive attached my baseline ES-D.
Alan Crittendon, PE, LEED AP
Check your units to make sure they are consistent. If you changed the billing unit on the meter, make sure that you also changed the unit label that shows up in the ES-D report. The default is therms and eQUEST won't automatically change it, you will have to override it.
Kelsey Van Tassel
There is a demand charge as well as customer (meter) charge. The problem im
having is figuring out how to define that above 50kw the demand chrge is
$13.54/kw and from 0-15000kwh its $.09958 and for every kwh above that its
$.0558. As well as on the gas side: $8/meter, 0-10ccf = $1.2043/ccf, next
40ccf = $1.1072/ccf.
I know I have to set up block charges but to me the dictionary on this
section is written in Latin.
Alan Crittendon, PE, LEED AP
Have you tried to set up a custom utility rate using the wizard? If you
are in the detailed mode, just start a new project to create the rates,
and then copy over the appropriate lines between .inp files. The wizard
actually makes it pretty easy to create a rate schedule as you indicate.
For electric, under the "energy blocks" table, select KWH block, and
then in the first row, put in a block size of 15000 and a $ / KWH of
$0.09958. Then, in the 2nd row, select KWh Block again, keep the block
size as 99,999, and put in $0.0558 for the $ / KWH
Do the same thing for demand below that. You can only chose KW block,
so that entry will remained grey - just type in 50 for the block size in
the first row and put whatever the demand charge is up to 50 KW, and
then put in $13.54 in the 2nd row leaving the default 99,999 block size
in place.
Same thing for gas.
James Hansen, PE, LEED AP
Alan:
What did you have in the utility rates property box? Are you sure a meter
charge, taxes, or other items are not being added into your model unknowingly?
Send us ES-E also to investigate.
?