Report Notes¶

General Notes¶

The blue and red shaded regions of the usage graphs represent the minimum, maximum, and average of the previous three years of usage and degree days respectively.
Heating degree days for a given day are the number of Celsius degrees that the mean temperature is below 18degC based on the National Climate Data and Information Archive. For example, a day with a mean temperature of 15.5degC has 2.5 heating degree days. If the temperature is equal to or greater than 18degC, then the number will be zero for that day. Degree days for a given month are the sum of the daily degree days. If a given month has higher than average degree days, then the energy usage is typically higher than average as well, due to the extra heating requirement.
The usage graphs and the Adjusted Usage data column show the usage once split into the months covered by the Read Dates. Example: If invoices show 60 GJ from August 20th to September 10th and 80 GJ from September 11th to October 15th, usage in September is best estimated as 60 GJ * (10 days / 22 days) + 80 GJ * (20 days / 35 days) = 73 GJ.
Cost data are estimates only and should not be relied on for accounting or other similar purposes. Exports now provide detailed cost breakdowns–depending on the format of the input data and the evolution of the reporting engine, some historical cost data may be allocated to a different cost column than expected.

Only partial data may be currently available for the most recent months–check the Last Read date of each account in the group. A purple dot in usage graphs indicates a possible partial month.

Total Cost includes the Clean Energy Levy, Carbon Tax, PST, GST, and HST.
All gas costs are reported in the month of the meter reading.
Some gas meter codes are updated from the invoices on a monthly basis, and others on a yearly basis.

Total Cost includes all levies (ICE Fund Levy, Regional Transit Levy), PST, and GST, and HST.
All electrical costs are reported in the month of the meter reading.

Emission factors are user-defined; please specify which factors to use if different than below. It is recommended to transfer usage values from this report to dedicated GHG inventory software for GHG emission calculations.
Natural Gas: 0.04975 tonne CO2e / GJ, from the 2014 B.C. Best Practices Methodology for Quantifying Greenhouse Gas Emissions
Electricity (tonne CO2e / GWh):

2007	2008	2009	2010	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015
22	28	26	26	25	25	14	10	10

These represent 3-year averages as described in the 2011-2014 B.C. Best Practices Methodology for Quantifying Greenhouse Gas Emissions and the CEEI Technical Methods and Guidance Document for 2007-2010 Reports.
Latest year electricity factors are subject to modification.