Electrical Load Planning Tool

Electrical Load Plot

Hourly Electrical Load Plot

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CO₂e Plots

Hourly CO₂e Emissions Plot
Monthly CO₂e Emissions Plot
Electric Grid CO₂e Emissions Factor Plot

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Cost Plots

Monthly Cost Plot
Annual Cost Plot
Carbon Abatement Cost Plot

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Step 1a: Select Electrical Load Type & Date Range:

Custom Hourly Load

Green Button: 15-Minute

Green Button: Hourly

12 Months Utility Bills

Select Date Range:

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Step 1b: Upload Electrical Load Data:

Step 2: Choose GHG Emission Parameters

Select Analysis Year:

Facility's Clean Electricity Share (in %):

Select State:

Step 3a: Specify Electric Rate Structure

Select all Time-of-Use (TOU) bill components

Usage charge ($/kWh)

Demand charge ($/kW)

Do you have a TOU period apart from on-peak and off-peak (e.g. part-peak)?

Yes

No

Do you have a monthly/season maximum demand charge ($/kW)?

Yes

No

Step 3b: Enter Electricity Rate Structure Info:

Enter Summer Rate Structure

Select summer months

First Month

Final Month

Select summer hours

Off-Peak Start Hour

Off-Peak End Hour

Part-Peak Start Hour

Part-Peak End Hour

On-Peak Start Hour

On-Peak End Hour

Select summer electricity rates

Summer Fixed Rate($/kWh)

Monthly/Season Max Demand Charge($/kW)

Off-Peak Rate($/kWh)

On-Peak Rate($/kWh)

Part-Peak Rate($/kWh)

Monthly/Season Max Demand Charge($/kW)

Summer Fixed Rate($/kWh)

On-Peak Demand Charge($/kW)

Off-Peak Demand Charge($/kW)

Part-Peak Demand Charge($/kW)

Monthly/Season Max Demand Charge($/kW)

Off-Peak Rate($/kWh)

On-Peak Rate($/kWh)

On-Peak Demand Charge($/kW)

Off-Peak Demand Charge($/kW)

Part-Peak Rate($/kWh)

Part-Peak Demand Charge($/kW)

Monthly/Season Max Demand Charge($/kW)

Enter Winter Rate Structure

Select winter months

First Month

Final Month

Select winter hours

Off-Peak Start Hour

Off-Peak End Hour

Part-Peak Start Hour

Part-Peak End Hour

On-Peak Start Hour

On-Peak End Hour

Select winter electricity rates

Winter Fixed Rate($/kWh)

Monthly/Season Max Demand Charge($/kW)

Off-Peak Rate($/kWh)

On-Peak Rate($/kWh)

Part-Peak Rate($/kWh)

Monthly/Season Max Demand Charge($/kW)

Winter Fixed Rate($/kWh)

On-Peak Demand Charge($/kW)

Off-Peak Demand Charge($/kW)

Part-Peak Demand Charge($/kW)

Monthly/Season Max Demand Charge($/kW)

Off-Peak Rate($/kWh)

On-Peak Rate($/kWh)

On-Peak Demand Charge($/kW)

Off-Peak Demand Charge($/kW)

Part-Peak Rate($/kWh)

Part-Peak Demand Charge($/kW)

Monthly/Season Max Demand Charge($/kW)

Step 4: Analyze Load Management Aprroach:

Type of load management

Add/Shed Load

Shift Load

Manage load over the weekends?

Yes

No

Enter Load Addition/Shedding Inputs

Select Input Method:

Manually Enter Added Load(s)

Upload Existing Spreadsheet

Upload Input Sheet Excel File

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Enter Load Shifting Inputs

Select Input Method:

Manually Enter Shaped Load(s)

Upload Existing Spreadsheet

Upload Input Sheet Excel File

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Download Input Data

Download Modified Load Data

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