Groups and benchmarks module

The Groups and Benchmarks module is a powerful tool for identifying sites and meters with unusual cost, use, or demand. These outliers often reveal the best opportunities for reducing costs and improving energy efficiency.

📄 A PDF guide is available to help you get started with this module.

Filters

By default, the module displays billing data for the last 12 months (excluding the current month and the previous month).

You can change the time period using the Filters menu.

Menu selections are persistent from session to session and do NOT reset to default when you log out.

Categories exist under Site Groups and Meter Groups to help you organize your groups.

Categories and groups with no members are not displayed in the tree, empty groups can be managed by clicking on Site Groups or Meter Groups.

building groups example

Available charts

  • High to Low
  • Low to High
  • Scatter Plot: Visually identify outliers
  • Savings Opportunities: Savings opportunity if a group member is reduced to median
  • Details: Several columns of data for each group member

Hide a group member

Occasionally you may not be able to improve the performance of a group member and you want to hide it from benchmarks and the calculations.

  1. Select the hide icon to exclude the member.
  2. The benchmark calculations and median update automatically.
  3. To include the member again, on the Sites or Meters tab add the member back in by clicking the Show icon.

Empty categories and groups are hidden

  • When a category has no groups, it won't appear in the left-hand view.
  • When a group has no members, or you don't have permission to view its members, it is also hidden from the left-hand side.
  • All empty categories and groups are still visible in the management section.

Data rules for groups

  • Voided and accrual bills are excluded from all graphs or charts.
  • Account charges are included in site benchmarks, but not in meter benchmark data.

*12-month charts

These charts show data for the most recent 12 months, excluding the current month and the previous month.