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Energy Charting and Metrics Tools

Presented by:
William Koran, P.E.
Quantum Energy Services and Technologies
Ryan Fedie
Portland Energy Conservation, Inc.

National Conference on Building Commissioning

April 24, 2008

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Acknowledgements

• Northwest Energy Efficiency Alliance

• California Energy Commission, Public Interest
Energy Research (PIER) Buildings Program
• New Buildings Institute
• California Commissioning Collaborative

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Tool premise

• Facilitate the examination of energy

information from buildings
• Tool uses:
• Screening/scoping
• Energy use indicators
• Detailed investigation
• Correlations
• Calculations
• M&V
• Persistence

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Agenda

• We’ll be highlighting two tools

• Utility Consumption Analysis Tool
• Monthly data
• Energy Charting and Metrics Tool
• Interval and point data
• Tool overviews
• ECAM demo

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Utility Consumption Analysis Tool

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Tool normalizes monthly utility bills to daily use
and aligns the use to the appropriate calendar
month.
Calculation of Average Daily Utility Use
Utility Usage Data
Project Information
Date: April 21, 2008
Project Name: ABC Tower
Utility Type Electricity
Utility Units kWh
Utility Company Pacific Gas and Electric
Account Number: XXX-XXX-XXX

Calculated Input Average Daily

Billed Usage, Duration in Duration in Use in Billing
Date & Time kWh Days Days Period
11/27/06 12:00 PM 203,768 33.0 0.0 6,175
10/25/06 12:00 PM 197,242 30.0 0.0 6,575
9/25/06 12:00 PM 228,469 32.0 0.0 7,140
8/24/06 12:00 PM 216,998 29.0 0.0 7,483
7/26/06 12:00 PM 237,040 30.0 0.0 7,901
6/26/06 12:00 PM 214,849 32.0 0.0 6,714
5/25/06 12:00 PM 177,836 29.0 0.0 6,132
4/26/06 12:00 PM 170,836 29.0 0.0 5,891
3/28/06 12:00 PM 167,743 29.0 0.0 5,784
2/27/06 12:00 PM 183,040 32.0 0.0 5,720
1/26/06 12:00 PM 167,500 30.0 0.0 5,583
12/27/05 12:00 PM 156,990 30.0 0.0 5,233

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Calculations

Calculation of Average Daily Utility Use

Average Daily Use Year
Calendar Month 2006 2005 2004 2003
January 5,608 4,160 3,145 618
February 5,723 4,473 3,508 948
March 5,796 4,517 3,732 2,727
April 5,927 5,184 3,871 2,354
May 6,254 5,755 4,254 2,051
June 6,892 5,898 4,315 2,308
July 7,827 6,340 4,792 2,857
August 7,400 6,864 4,959 3,347
September 7,036 6,553 5,011 3,165
October 6,491 5,965 4,471 2,976
November 6,175 5,485 4,190 #N/A
December #N/A 5,284 3,957 #N/A
Complete Year Total kWh 2,024,268 1,528,473

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Output
Average Daily Electricity Use for ABC Tower
Account XXX-XXX-XXX
9,000

8,000
Average Daily Electricity Use [kWh]

7,000

6,000

2006 kWh
5,000
2005 kWh
2004 kWh
4,000 2003 kWh
2002 kWh
3,000

2,000

1,000

0
May
March

November
January

July
June
April

August
February

September

October

December
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Energy Charting and Metrics Tool

(ECAM)

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What is ECAM?

• A tool for excel based energy charting and metrics

intended to facilitate the examination of energy
information from buildings.

• The full capabilities of Microsoft Excel® remain

accessible to the user, so other summaries, charts, and
analyses can be easily added as needed.

“poor person’s energy information system”

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Universal Translator Capabilities

9 Combining datasets
9 Synchronizing time steps
9 Assign point attributes (robust capabilities)
9 Set up filters (time, equip. operation, temps)
(manual)
9 Data Summaries UT has robust capabilities
for combining and
‰Metrics synchronizing data from a
variety of sources.
9 Data Visualization
9 Automated analyses (some)
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ECAM Capabilities

‰Combining datasets
‰Synchronizing time steps
9 Assign point attributes / define points (partial)
9 Set up filters (time, equip. operation, temps)
(automated)
9 Data Summaries
9 Metrics In present version, many
features require consistent
9 Data Visualization interval data (not COV)
‰Automated analyses
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ECAM Metrics Creation Capabilities
In ECAM, metrics are typically data
averaged over a particular time period

• Can be normalized: • Can be filtered by:

– Building area (e.g.
W/sqft)
– Cooling tons (e.g.
kW/ton, gpm/ton)
– CFM (e.g. Watts/CFM)
– gpm (e.g. Watts/gpm)
Many normalizations are
setup automatically by ECAM.
– Year
– Month
– Pre/Post time periods
– Daytype
– Time of day
– Occupancy
– Weather conditions
– Equipment Status
– Combinations

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Data Visualization

• Load profiles • Scatter charts

– Raw data – Raw data
– Averages – Averages
– Pre/post – Pre/post
– By daytype
– By daytype
– Multiple points
– Calendars
– By occupancy
– By time of day
– Choice of independent
variable
Filtering capabilities are provided for all types of charts

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Preprocessing
• Time stamp disaggregation
• Daytyping
• Occupancy
• Pre/Post Energy Project
• Normalizations
– W/sf
– CFM/sf
– kW/ton
– gpm/ton
• Calculations

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4 EASY STEPS
1) Select data
2) Define points
3) Define schedules
4) Input project dates

READY TO CREATE METRICS & CHARTS

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Energy Performance Metrics, Filterable
Average Electrical Demand
5.0
4.5

4.0
3.5
Year (All)

Watts per Sq. Foot

Month (All) Avg ElecMtr5_Watts_perSF 3.0
MonthYr May 2006 Avg ElecMtr4_Watts_perSF
Day (All) 2.5
Avg ElecMtr3_Watts_perSF
Hour (All)
Avg ElecMtr2_Watts_perSF 2.0
Daytype (All)
Weekday (All) Avg ElecMtr1_Watts_perSF
Occupancy (All) 1.5
Holiday (All)
1.0
5degBin (All)
1degBin (All) 0.5
0.0
All Periods Weekday Saturday Sunday Occ Unocc
Time Category

Points All Periods Weekday Saturday Sunday Occ Unocc

Avg ElecMtr1_Watts_perSF 0.98 0.99 1.00 0.93 1.53 0.36
Avg ElecMtr2_Watts_perSF 0.68 0.68 0.68 0.63 0.96 0.36
Avg ElecMtr3_Watts_perSF 0.53 0.53 0.52 0.49 0.76 0.26
Avg ElecMtr4_Watts_perSF 0.15 0.15 0.15 0.15 0.15 0.15
Avg ElecMtr5_Watts_perSF 0.60 0.61 0.54 0.51 0.90 0.26

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 Load Profile by Daytype

4.5

4.0

3.5

Avg ElecMtr_Watts_perSF
Year (All) 3.0
Month (All)
MonthYr Sep 2006 Weekday
2.5
Weekday (All)
Saturday
Day (All)
2.0 Sunday
Holiday (All)
Holiday
5degBin (All)
1degBin (All) 1.5
TempRng (All)
1.0

0.5

0.0
12:00 AM

2:00 AM

4:00 AM

6:00 AM

8:00 AM

10:00 AM

12:00 PM

2:00 PM

4:00 PM

6:00 PM

8:00 PM

10:00 PM
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Scatter Chart by Date Range
6.0

5.0
Avg ElecMtr_Watts_perSF

4.0

During Changes
3.0 Before 11-15-06
After 1-24-07

2.0

1.0

0.0
0 20 40 60 80 100 120
AHU_TempOa

Excel won’t create ECAM includes

Scatter Charts based on Scatter Charts based on
PivotTables (PivotCharts). PivotTables.

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 Sample Charts, continued
4.50 4.00

4.00 3.50
Jan 2006
Feb 2006
3.50 Mar 2006 3.00

Avg ElecMtr_Watts_perSF
Avg ElecMtr_Watts_perSF

Apr 2006
3.00 May 2006
2.50
Jun 2006
2.50 After 1-24-07
Jul 2006
2.00 Before 11-15-06
Aug 2006
During Changes
2.00 Sep 2006
Oct 2006 1.50
1.50 Nov 2006
Dec 2006
1.00
1.00 Jan 2007
Feb 2007
0.50 Mar 2007 0.50
Apr 2007

0.00 0.00

12:00 AM

2:00 AM

4:00 AM

6:00 AM

8:00 AM

10:00 AM

12:00 PM

2:00 PM

4:00 PM

6:00 PM

8:00 PM

10:00 PM
12:00 AM

2:00 AM

4:00 AM

6:00 AM

8:00 AM

10:00 AM

12:00 PM

2:00 PM

4:00 PM

6:00 PM

8:00 PM

10:00 PM

3.50

3.00
Avg ElecMtr_Watts_perSF

2.50

2.00
2006
2007
1.50

1.00

0.50

0.00
12:00 AM

2:00 AM

4:00 AM

6:00 AM

8:00 AM

10:00 AM

12:00 PM

2:00 PM

4:00 PM

6:00 PM

8:00 PM

10:00 PM

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 Generating a 3-d Load Profile
1
6.00 2
3
4
5
5.00 6
7
8
Avg ElecMtr_Watts_perSF

9
4.00 10
11
12
13
3.00 14
15
16
17
2.00 18
7/1/2006
19 7/2/2006
20 7/3/2006
21 7/4/2006
1.00 7/5/2006
22 7/6/2006
23 7/7/2006
24 7/8/2006
25 7/9/2006
0.00 7/10/2006
26 7/11/2006
12:00 AM

2:00 AM

4:00 AM

6:00 AM

8:00 AM

10:00 AM

12:00 PM

2:00 PM

4:00 PM

6:00 PM

8:00 PM

10:00 PM

27 7/12/2006
28 7/13/2006
29 7/14/2006
30 7/15/2006
7/16/2006
31
7/17/2006
5.00 7/18/2006
7/19/2006
4.00 7/20/2006
7/21/2006
3.00 7/22/2006
7/23/2006

Start with a load profile by 2.00

7/24/2006
7/25/2006
7/26/2006
1.00
day for a selected monthyear 0.00
7/27/2006
7/28/2006
7/29/2006
12:00 7/30/2006
3:00 6:00
AM AM 9:00 7/31/2006
AM 12:00 3:00
AM PM 6:00
PM 9:00
PM PM

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 Generating a Surface Chart
1
6.00 2
3
4
5
5.00 6
7
8
Avg ElecMtr_Watts_perSF

9
4.00 10
11
12
13
3.00 14
15
16
17
2.00 18
19 12:00 AM
20
21
1.00 2:00 AM
22
23
24 4:00 AM 4.69-5.00
25 4.38-4.69
0.00 26 6:00 AM
4.06-4.38
12:00 AM

2:00 AM

4:00 AM

6:00 AM

8:00 AM

10:00 AM

12:00 PM

2:00 PM

4:00 PM

6:00 PM

8:00 PM

10:00 PM

27
28 8:00 AM 3.75-4.06
29 3.44-3.75
30 10:00 AM 3.13-3.44
31
2.81-3.13
12:00 PM
2.50-2.81
2:00 PM 2.19-2.50
1.88-2.19
4:00 PM 1.56-1.88
Start with a load profile by 6:00 PM
1.25-1.56
0.94-1.25

day for a selected monthyear 8:00 PM

0.63-0.94
0.31-0.63
10:00 PM 0.00-0.31
7/1/2006
7/2/2006
7/3/2006
7/4/2006
7/5/2006
7/6/2006
7/7/2006
7/8/2006
7/9/2006
7/10/2006
7/11/2006
7/12/2006
7/13/2006
7/14/2006
7/15/2006
7/16/2006
7/17/2006
7/18/2006
7/19/2006
7/20/2006
7/21/2006
7/22/2006
7/23/2006
7/24/2006
7/25/2006
7/26/2006
7/27/2006
7/28/2006
7/29/2006
7/30/2006
7/31/2006
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Calendar Load Profile
July 2006
Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday
5 5
4 4

3 3
2
1
1 2
1
2
0 0

5 5 5 5 5 5 5
4 4 4 4 4 4 4
3 3 3 3 3 3 3
2
1
3 2
1
4 2
1
5 2
1
6 2
1
7 2
1
8 2
1
9
0 0 0 0 0 0 0

5 5 5 5 5 5 5

4 4 4 4 4 4 4
3 3 3 3 3 3 3
2
1
10 2
1
11 2
1
12 2
1
13 2
1
14 2
1
15 2
1
16
0 0 0 0 0 0 0

5 5 5 5 5 5 5

4 4 4 4 4 4 4
3 3 3 3 3 3 3
2

1
17 2

1
18 2

1
19 2

1
20 2

1
21 2

1
22 2

1
23
0 0 0 0 0 0 0

5 5 5 5 5 5 5
4 4 4 4 4 4 4

3 3 3 3 3 3 3
2
1
24 2
1
25 2
1
26 2
1
27 2
1
28 2
1
29 2
1
30
0 0 0 0 0 0 0

5
4
3
2
1
31
0

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Scatter Chart by Occupancy with raw data

1,200

1,000

800
Avg ElecMtr_kW

Unocc
600 Occ

400

200

0
20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100
DB2

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Scatter Chart by Occupancy
with binned Weather
1,200

1,000

800
Avg ElecMtr_kW

Occ
600 Unocc

400

200

0
20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100
1degBin

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Load Profile by Date Range

Power Use
700

600

500 After
Average kW

12-7-07
400
Before
9-24-07
300
During
200 Change

100

0
4:00 AM

8:00 AM

4:00 PM

8:00 PM
12:00 AM

12:00 PM

Time of Day

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Scatter Chart by Date Range

Average
Average
Avgerage Power
Power
Power Use
Use
use
700.0

650.0

600.0
After
550.0 12-7-07
Average kW

Before
500.0 9-24-07

450.0 During
Changes

400.0

350.0

300.0
20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100
Tdb (F)

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Load Profile by Year

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DEMO

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Resources and Links
http://www.cacx.org/resources/rcxtools/spreadsheet_tools.html

• ECAM
• Utility Consumption Analysis Tool
• Energy savings calculation tools for variable-flow systems
– Pumping System Workbook
– Fan System Workbook
• RCx Findings Workbook

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 Contacts
William Koran, P.E.
Quantum Energy Services and Technologies
503.557.7828
wkoran@quest-world.com

Ryan Fedie
Portland Energy Conservation, Inc.
503.961.6103
rfedie@peci.org

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