[Equest-users] Electric Block Rate based on monthly demand

[Sami, Vikram]

Sounds like a Sothern Company or TVA rate plan. You can do this in eQUEST  - I think you need to do this in the detailed interface using the kWh/kW limitsum option. If I am not mistaken - in the kWk/kW limitsum option you set the limit for each block as the ratio of kWh/kW (i.e your limit for the first block is 125, 275 for the next, and 999999 for the third). You need to set your block up as incremental (not cumulative). In each block you will set up your rate tiers with the same limit (125 for all the first block tiers, 275 for all the second block tiers, and 999999 for all the third block tiers.)

Let me know if this works for you


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From: equest-users-bounces at lists.onebuilding.org [mailto:equest-users-bounces at lists.onebuilding.org] On Behalf Of Michael Mantai
Sent: Tuesday, January 31, 2012 9:31 AM
To: equest-users at lists.onebuilding.org
Subject: [Equest-users] Electric Block Rate based on monthly demand

I have a utility rate that has blocks based on the kWh/kW for each month rather than strictly kWh usage (see below).  I did not see a way in eQuest to input this type of rate in the detailed edit mode.  Has anyone ever dealt with a rate like this in eQuest or have any suggestions?  I have a spreadsheet set up to calculate the costs but I hate having to figure out the monthly peak kW and input to the spreadsheet for every model iteration.

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