Report-26

Use and Cost Summary

Data table of summarized use, cost, and demand details. An extremely flexible multi-layer report shows use, cost, and unit cost over a period of time.

Two levels of grouping let you create a variety of reports. This report is useful for budgeting, accruals, and procurement.

Set your filters for Report-26

1. In the Data type field, choose the data set you want to use for the report.
    

   Data set	When to use it	Why it helps
   Billing Period	Accounting, chargebacks, or any task that needs the exact bill dates	Uses the raw start and end dates from the utility bill
   Calendarized	Month-to-month or year-over-year cost analysis	Spreads each bill across true calendar months so totals line up with financial periods
   Normalized	Year-over-year usage analysis	Adjusts energy use for weather, removing temperature as a variable

2. Group by
   This filter groups and provides subtotals for the object you select. You cannot select the same value as the Display details filter. For example, you could have total commodity cost for each site by using Group by = Sites and the Row details = commodity.
3. Set Row details.
4. Active accounts only
   Decide whether to include only active accounts.
   If this filter is not applied, your report includes both active and inactive accounts.

Other filters to consider for Report-26

1. Active accounts only
   Decide whether to include only active accounts.
   If this filter is not applied, your report includes both active and inactive accounts.
2. Void bills
   Include if you want a full audit history.
   Exclude to focus only on valid financial activity.
3. Date range
   Set to equals prior year to see high-level information or prior month to see details.

Example filters for Report-26

A building report (no time frame specified) listing the use and cost of each commodity.

A prior year commodity report listing the use and cost for each building.