Utilities, Tariffs, Taxes & More

These how-to articles deal with things like data about utilities, tariff rate structures, specifying taxes, custom contracts, Solar PV incentives, and other miscellaneous things that aren't related to calculations or usage data.

Handle Taxes - passing tax rates in a calculation request and setting tax rates on an account
Baseline Regions - which tariffs have rates that vary by location within their service area (common in California), and how to handle them.
Contracted Rates in Deregulated Markets - for deregulated markets, micro-grids, what-if contracts, and more, here's how to use contracted rates. We include some detailed examples of how to model Block and Index contracts.
Handle Tiered Rates - overview of Tiered Rates in Tariff Plans, covering their variable pricing based on power consumption or demand and how to identify them.
User Adjusted Rates - add one or more of your own rates to any calculation.
Show Utility Logos - we have image files that contain the logos for most of the utilities in our database. Here's how you can display them in your applications.