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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Have you tried to set up a custom utility rate using the wizard? If you are in the detailed mode, just start a new project to create the rates, and then copy over the appropriate lines between .inp files. The wizard actually makes it pretty easy to create a rate schedule as you indicate. For electric, under the “energy blocks” table, select KWH block, and then in the first row, put in a block size of 15000 and a $ / KWH of $0.09958. Then, in the 2<sup>nd</sup> row, select KWh Block again, keep the block size as 99,999, and put in $0.0558 for the $ / KWH<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Do the same thing for demand below that. You can only chose KW block, so that entry will remained grey – just type in 50 for the block size in the first row and put whatever the demand charge is up to 50 KW, and then put in $13.54 in the 2<sup>nd</sup> row leaving the default 99,999 block size in place. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Same thing for gas. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:teal'>GHT Limited<br></span></b><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><ns0:PersonName><span style='color:black'>James Hansen</span></ns0:PersonName></span></b><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'>, PE, LEED AP<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>Senior Associate</span></b><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><ns0:Street><ns0:address><span style='color:black'>1010 N. Glebe Rd, Suite 200</span></ns0:address></ns0:Street></span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><ns0:place><ns0:City><span style='color:black'>Arlington</span></ns0:City><span style='color:black'>, </span><ns0:State><span style='color:black'>VA</span></ns0:State><span style='color:black'> </span><ns0:PostalCode><span style='color:black'>22201-4749</span></ns0:PostalCode></ns0:place></span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>703-338-5754 (Cell)</span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>703-243-1200 (Office)</span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>703-276-1376 (Fax)</span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:teal'><a href="http://www.ghtltd.com/"><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>www.ghtltd.com</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#31849B'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> equest-users-bounces@lists.onebuilding.org [mailto:equest-users-bounces@lists.onebuilding.org] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Alan Crittendon<br><b>Sent:</b> Thursday, December 02, 2010 12:54 PM<br><b>To:</b> 'eQuest'<br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [Equest-users] Virtual Rate<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:blue'>There is a demand charge as well as customer (meter) charge. The problem im having is figuring out how to define that above 50kw the demand chrge is $13.54/kw and from 0-15000kwh its $.09958 and for every kwh above that its $.0558. As well as on the gas side: $8/meter, 0-10ccf = $1.2043/ccf, next 40ccf = $1.1072/ccf.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:blue'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:blue'>I know I have to set up block charges but to me the dictionary on this section is written in Latin.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:blue'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial Narrow","sans-serif";color:navy'>Alan Crittendon, PE, LEED AP</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:navy'><br></span><span style='font-family:"Swis721 Blk BT","sans-serif";color:navy'>DW Collier Engineering, Inc.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial Narrow","sans-serif";color:navy'>720 Broadway St.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial Narrow","sans-serif";color:navy'>Suite 100</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial Narrow","sans-serif";color:navy'>South Fulton, TN 38257</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:navy'><br></span><span style='font-family:"Arial Narrow","sans-serif";color:navy'>(p) 731-479-2115<br>(f) 731-479-8018</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:navy'> </span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><div class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><hr size=2 width="100%" align=center></div><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> David Eldridge [mailto:dse@grummanbutkus.com] <br><b>Sent:</b> Thursday, December 02, 2010 10:27 AM<br><b>To:</b> alanc@dwcei.com; eQuest<br><b>Subject:</b> RE: [Equest-users] Virtual Rate</span><o:p></o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'>Is there a demand charge also? The virtual rate will include all billing components. Try the ES-E report for the rate, it should clarify with all of the components including demand, cost adjustments, taxes, etc.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'>You may have another billing component that is additive to the uniform charge. If ES-E doesn’t turn up the answer, scour through the rate dialogue boxes and see if there is an additional component somewhere. Actually check the INP file, it will be very clear if there are any lines other than your uniform charge.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'>David</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><u><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'> </span></u><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>David S. Eldridge, Jr., P.E., LEED AP BD+C, BEMP, HBDP</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#244061'>Grumman/Butkus Associates</span></b><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><u><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'> </span></u><o:p></o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><div style='border:none;border-left:solid blue 1.5pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 4.0pt'><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> <a href="mailto:equest-users-bounces@lists.onebuilding.org">equest-users-bounces@lists.onebuilding.org</a> [mailto:<a href="mailto:equest-users-bounces@lists.onebuilding.org">equest-users-bounces@lists.onebuilding.org</a>] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Alan Crittendon<br><b>Sent:</b> Thursday, December 02, 2010 10:08 AM<br><b>To:</b> 'eQuest'<br><b>Subject:</b> [Equest-users] Virtual Rate</span><o:p></o:p></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Looking at the ES-D energy cost summary, why is my virtual rate ($/unit) so much higher than the uniform energy charge ($/unit) I have in the utility rate properties box? Ive attached my baseline ES-D.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial Narrow","sans-serif";color:navy'>Alan Crittendon, PE, LEED AP</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:navy'><br></span><span style='font-family:"Swis721 Blk BT","sans-serif";color:navy'>DW Collier Engineering, Inc.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial Narrow","sans-serif";color:navy'>720 Broadway St.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial Narrow","sans-serif";color:navy'>Suite 100</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial Narrow","sans-serif";color:navy'>South Fulton, TN 38257</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:navy'><br></span><span style='font-family:"Arial Narrow","sans-serif";color:navy'>(p) 731-479-2115<br>(f) 731-479-8018</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:navy'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p></div></div></body></html>