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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'>My impression/experience is that the custom rate wizards are not
terribly difficult, so I just create a custom rate for each project. Doing so
after the wizard stage is a bit trickier and so its always adviseable to do
this before you hit “detailed mode.” If you’re in that scenario: start a
separate file, jump back to the wizards, define the rates, and then play the hunt-copy-paste
game between the resulting .inp files.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'>In the category of “I wish I knew this when I started…” I would
suggest every time that you do this, name the rate something identifiable (such
as “Westar Energy Medium General Service”), and hit that inconspicuous little
save button at the top right corner of the wizard screen (looks like a floppy
diskette). It will save you some time on later models if you do this
semi-often.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'>Regarding whether there are companies making these files for
others – not in my experience… I think the concept of creating a “library” of
files for everyone’s common reference is a decent idea, but there’s the issue
of any and all rates probably continually falling out of date with rate/tariff
changes.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'>~Nick<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Stylus BT","sans-serif";
color:#2D4D5E'>NICK CATON, E.I.T.</span></b><b><span style='font-family:"Stylus BT","sans-serif";
color:#2D4D5E'><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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color:#CC9900'>PROJECT ENGINEER</span><span style='font-size:7.5pt;color:#CC9900'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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color:#2D4D5E'>olathe ks 66061<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#2D4D5E'>direct 913 344.0036<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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color:#2D4D5E'>fax 913 345.0617<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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color:#2D4D5E'>Check out our new web-site @ </span></i><span style='font-size:
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<p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span
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equest-users-bounces@lists.onebuilding.org
[mailto:equest-users-bounces@lists.onebuilding.org] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Nicholas
Couture, LEED AP<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Thursday, November 19, 2009 2:54 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> equest-users@lists.onebuilding.org<br>
<b>Subject:</b> [Equest-users] Utility Rates<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>How
are you folks handling your utility rates? Have you been successful
creating your own rate files? I have found that the documentation to do
so is not provided with the download as the help file says. Anyone come
across Utility companies that provide these files or is it more effective to
fill out the custom rate page of the wizard?</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Garamond","serif";color:#757575'>Nick
Couture, LEED AP</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Garamond","serif";color:#757575'>Jr.
Mechanical Engineer</span> <o:p></o:p></p>
<p><span style='font-size:10.0pt'><img border=0 width=150 height=35
id="_x0000_i1025" src="cid:image002.jpg@01CA692A.7662A680"></span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Garamond","serif";color:gray'>3555
Veteran's Memorial Highway, Suite M</span><span style='font-family:"Garamond","serif";
color:gray'><br>
</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Garamond","serif";color:gray'>Ronkonkoma,
NY 11779</span><span style='font-family:"Garamond","serif";color:gray'><br>
</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Garamond","serif";color:gray'>Tel:
631.981.3990 ext. 230</span><span style='font-family:"Garamond","serif";
color:gray'><br>
</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Garamond","serif";color:gray'>Fax:
631.981.3971</span><span style='font-family:"Garamond","serif";color:gray'><br>
</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Garamond","serif";color:gray'>ncouture@emtec-engineers.com</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p><a href="http://www.emtec-engineers.com/" title="Emtec Consulting Engineers"><span
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