Normalization settings

From the Sites and Meters module menu, choose Normalization.

How to pick a normalization comparison year

✅ What to look for

• A normal weather year—not unusually hot, cold, dry, or wet.
• A year with complete weather data for all your assigned stations.

Does not need to align with billing data

• You're not required to pick a year that matches your billing history.
• For example:
  • If you began tracking utility bills in 2016, you can still choose 2010 or 20212 as your normalizations year—as long as it's representative and complete.

Why it matters

• A well-chosen normalization year gives you more accurate comparisons for energy performance and Cost Avoidance over time.

The balance point temperature

The balance point temperature is the outdoor temperature at which a building requires no heating or cooling.

What it's used for

• Calculate heating and cooling degree days for each day in the billing period.
• Support calendarization and normalization processes
  Note: If you update the balance point, all related bills are reprocessed.
• Set the default value for Cost Avoidance when new meters are created
  • This does not affect existing meters.
  • You can configure different balance point temperatures for each meter in the Cost Avoidance settings.

Customization options

• You can set a different balance point for each meter in Cost Avoidance settings.
• When the balance point is updated, all related bills are reprocessed.

Tip: Facility managers can often determine the appropriate balance point for a specific building based on operating experience.

Select data to view in charts

• Select the number of years you want in your chart.
• You can remove any year by clicking the year in the legend to remove it from the chart.