Before Starting - BlueLine PowerCost Monitor Setup Manual

Before Starting

If you need any clarification of the procedures detailed below, please refer to the
appropriate section of your User Manual.
Before you start setting up your Display Unit, you must determine the type of billing
your electricity provider is applying to your account. Retrieve a recent electricity bill
and find out which of the following three billing modes applies in your case.
SINGLE (FLAT) RATE Mode
Your bill shows a single value in cents
per kilowatt-hour
You are charged a SINGLE (FLAT) RATE
for electricity consumption.
TIERED RATE Mode
Your bill shows more than one value in cents
per kilowatt-hour
You are charged a TIERED RATE for electricity
consumption. You pay the first (usually the lowest)
rate until you reach a threshold, and you start paying
another (usually higher) rate thereafter.
TIME OF USE RATE Mode
Your bill shows different values according
to various time periods during the day.
You are billed on a TIME OF USE basis. You pay
different Off-Peak and On-Peak rates, reflecting
the overall demand your electricity provider must
satisfy between given hours of the day.
YOU CANNOT SETUP YOUR DISPLAY UNIT USING
THIS QUICK START GUIDE IF YOU ARE BILLED ON
A TIME OF USE BASIS.
See section 6.5 in your User Guide.
Single (Flat) Rate Example:
$0.063/kWh
$0.063 = 6.3 cents
kWh = kilowatt/hour
You are paying 6.3 cents per
kilowatt/hour at all times.
Tiered Rate Example:
1200 kWh @ $0.063/kWh
and 1369 kWh @ $0.075 /kWh)
$0.063 = 6.3 cents
$0.075 = 7.5 cents
kWh = kilowatt/hour
You are paying 6.3 cents per
kilowatt/hour (the first rate)
for the first 1200 kilowatt/hours
(the threshold), and 7.5 cents per
kilowatt/hour (the second rate)
thereafter. In our example, you
consumed 2,569 kilowatt/hours
in total, of which the last 1,369
were charged the second rate
(7.5 cents).