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Home / Features / Building Electricity-Use Estimates

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Building Electricity-Use Estimates

Early conversations need an explicit usage basis before a complete set of bills is available.

Workflow illustration
  1. 01Set the basis
  2. 02Add bill usage
  3. 03Review limitations

Client & survey

Who it was designed for

Teams preparing an initial electricity-use basis for a site.

Available to authorized users of the job’s own company. Client report and model access follows delivery status; signing in does not expose another company’s projects.

What it does

Start with building floor area and location benchmarks, then refine annual electricity use with the bill's kWh. Where reliable geometry is available, a roof footprint can provide a preliminary one-floor scenario.

How it fits your workflow

STEP 1

Set the basis

Use confirmed floor area and location benchmarks where available.

STEP 2

Add bill usage

Refine the estimate with the customer’s kWh information.

STEP 3

Review limitations

Keep the source, seasonality and confidence notes attached.

Illustrated workflow. These cards explain the process; they are not screenshots of a customer project.

The practical value

Visible assumptions separate an early benchmark from customer-confirmed usage. Bill kWh can replace the preliminary basis rather than leaving two inconsistent annual totals in the handoff.

A concrete use case

A team starts with confirmed floor area, reviews the benchmark and then replaces the preliminary annual estimate when the customer supplies bill kWh.

Requirements and limits

A roof footprint provides only a preliminary one-floor scenario where reliable geometry is available.

Bill usage replaces the area estimate. This is not a solar-production or savings guarantee.

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See how building electricity-use estimates fits your team

Bring your current workflow and the handoff that needs attention. We can discuss the available feature, appropriate access and relevant survey services.

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