Normalization settings

From the Buildings and Meters module menu, choose Normalization.

How to pick a normalization comparison year

The goal in selecting a normalization year is to use a normal weather year and avoid selecting a year with abnormally mild or extremely harsh weather. 

The normalization comparison year does not need to align with billing data

The year selected does not have to align with billing data. For example, just because you started tracking utility bills in 2016 does not mean the normalization year must be 2016 or later. If 2010 or 2012 is the most typical year in recent history and if that year has complete weather data for all your stations, use it.

The balance point temperature

• The point at which a building does not need energy for heating or cooling.
• Used to calculate the number of heating or cooling degree days for each day in the billing period. Based on experience, a building manager may be able to assess the proper balance point temperature for a specific facility.
• Used for the calendarization and normalization process. If the balance point is updated all bills are reprocessed.
• The default Cost Avoidance setting used when meters are created, this does not affect existing meters. (Configure different balance point temperatures for each meter in Cost Avoidance.)

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.