[Bldg-sim] eQuest - Seasonal and Hourly utility rates

[Zarske, Jim]

SCE (SoCal Edison) rates are the most complicated one's I've modeled.
They include time of day and seasonal rates.  I suggest inputting those
rates from the wizard (first screen) into the model and adjusting the
values from the library to match your rates and times.  This is a "work
backwards from the answer" kind of approach.  Before using this approach
and learning how to enter various types of rates, I struggled with
getting the utility rates setup in eQUEST correctly as well.   

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Timothy
Sent: Thursday, June 05, 2008 1:26 PM
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Subject: [Bldg-sim] eQuest - Seasonal and Hourly utility rates


I have been trying to set up an electrical utility rate that varies by
season and by time of day. 
 
I keep getting this Caution message:
 
BLOCK-CHARGE Cust 1 Elec TOU IS USED IN A TIME-OF-USE 

FORMAT, BUT IS NOT TOU-SEASON-LINKED TO ANY OTHER 

BLOCK-CHARGES FOR SEASONAL CHANGES. THEREFORE, ANY 

SEASONAL CHANGE MUST OCCUR ON THE BILLING DAY OR 

ERRORS WILL RESULT. REFER TO REPORT ES-F.

 

I even tried setting up the rates using the wizard and when I run that
it still comes back with an error message.

Anyone have any luck implementing this method?

Thanks!

 

Timothy Howe, MS, LEED(r) AP
Mechanical Engineer
Stantec

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