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[EnergyPlus_Support] Spreadsheet file format



Dear EPlus Group,
I am a new user and trying to figure out how EPlus composes .csv
files.  My project asks for 2 Report Meter variables (Electricity:Zone
and EnergyTransfer:Zone), and also 2 Report Cumulative Meter variables
(Electricity:Building and EnergyTransfer:Building).  
The "meter.csz" output file for my 6 month simulation displays rows thus:
         Var1   Var2   Var3   Var4
January   a      b      c      d
July      e      f      g      h
January   i      j      k      l
February  .....etc
...
June

I think the first two rows are related to the 2 Design Days I
specified (which are in Jan & July), but the file does not indicate
that.  Var1 is the Electricity:Zone, and it seems that "a" and "i"
should be identical or similar, but they are not.  "i" is 31 times
greater than "a"!  My suspicion is that "a" is a single day, and "i"
is a full month.
However, Var3 is the Electricity:Building, and shows a total for the
final month that is equal to all months PLUS the first two rows; that
looks like duplication to me and would be inconsistent with my thought
that the first two rows were Design days.
In closing, I haven't found any documentation or previous discussion
threads which address this and will appreciate insights about how to
read the .csv files!  Thanks in advance.



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