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<DIV><SPAN class=200543316-07012008><FONT face=Arial size=2>Hello
everyone,</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV><SPAN class=200543316-07012008><FONT face=Arial size=2>I'm trying to take
my gas use output numbers (Btus) and calculate the cost of the gas using the
pricing scheme from the local utility (Keyspan in Boston) for a LEED
certification. However, I can't figure out what the scheme means. Can someone
tell me what these numbers mean, in terms of how to write an equation to take my
hourly outputs of gas use (from Trnsys, but I'm doing this in Excel) and
calculate final (monthly) cost?</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=200543316-07012008><FONT face=Arial
size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=200543316-07012008><FONT face=Arial size=2>"Customer Charge
(fixed): $550.41": I'm assuming this is the monthly base
fee.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=200543316-07012008><FONT face=Arial size=2>"Distribution
Charge: $1.0322": Dollars per ...?</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=200543316-07012008><FONT face=Arial size=2>"Cost of Gas
Adjustment CGA (mdcq): $0.8432": Again, no idea</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=200543316-07012008><FONT face=Arial size=2>"Cost of Gas
Adjustment CGA (Therm): 0.8651": ...</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=200543316-07012008><FONT face=Arial size=2>"Local Distrib.
Adjustment Charge LDAC: $0.0491": ...</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=200543316-07012008><FONT face=Arial
size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=200543316-07012008><FONT face=Arial size=2>(These numbers are
under the heading "High Load Factor General Service Rate - Extra Large," this is
for a rather large commercial building complex.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=200543316-07012008><FONT face=Arial
size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=200543316-07012008><FONT face=Arial size=2>I've gone to the
utility's website and found this data, but nothing to explain it, nor anywhere
else on the web. I called them, and just get passed around their service
department because no one seems to be able to understand how I can have gas
numbers without having a building!</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=200543316-07012008><FONT face=Arial
size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=200543316-07012008><FONT face=Arial size=2>Any help would be
greatly appreciated. Thanks,</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=200543316-07012008><FONT face=Arial
size=2>Cramer</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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