Degree-day figures quantify how hot or cold the weather
has been as a single index number for the region and
month (or week). They allow you to account properly for
the effect of weather on energy consumption.
You can use degree-day data to:
- Expose abnormal seasonal patterns of consumption
- Detect exceptional consumption caused by faults
- Set and track fuel budgets
- Normalise the performance of different buildings to a common
basis for comparison purposes
- Verify and quantify the savings achieved by energy-saving
measures after allowing for weather variations
- Extrapolate annual consumption from a limited period of
monitoring
- Estimate the peak daily demand
What are degree days?
Further information and advice on Degree Days and recent
degree day data.
Alternatively, download or order
Degree Days for energy management
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