BEDES Dictionary
Version 2.6
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Term Definition | Lists | Unit of Measure | |
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Resource |
Type of energy resource fuel. This can be applied at the premises or individual system or equipment level. |
View | None | |
Renewable Energy Credits (RECs) Retained |
Percentage of Renewable Energy Credits (RECs) that were kept compared to the total quantity of RECs that is associated with the total amount of renewable energy that was generated. |
percent | ||
Rate Structure Reference |
Reference or hyperlink for the rate schedule, tariff book |
None | ||
Rate Structure Name |
The name or title of TOU period |
None | ||
Rate Structure ID |
The name or title of the rate structure |
None | ||
Rate Structure |
Rates that determine how charges are levied by the utility |
View | None | |
Rate Designation |
Energy or demand designation to determine the rate. |
View | None | |
Rate Charge Value |
Charge rate value, in $ per unit. |
$ | ||
Power Metric Value |
Value of the measurement of associated power metric |
Unknown | ||
Power Metric |
Measurement of power. |
View | None | |
Phase |
Phase information associated with Readings |
View | None | |
Percent of Total |
The percentage this value makes up of the total. |
percent | ||
Percent Improvement |
Percent improvement over a baseline. This will enable comparison of actual energy use against target and progress tracking. |
percent | ||
Orientation |
Generic orientation options |
View | None | |
Normalization |
Normalization criteria to shift or scaled the measurement, where the intention is that these normalized values allow the comparison of corresponding normalized values for different datasets. |
View | None | |
Minimum Power Factor Without Penalty |
Minimum power factor that needs to be maintained without any penalties |
None | ||
Metering Configuration |
The structure of how the various meters are arranged |
View | None | |
Interval Start Time |
The start time that marks the beginning of a time interval |
hh:mm | ||
Interval Start DateTime |
The starting date and time for an interval |
YYYY-MM-DD hh:mm:ss | ||
Interval Start Date |
The start date that marks the beginning of the time interval for a value. |
YYYY-MM-DD | ||
Interval Measure |
Type of data recorded by the meter |
View | None | |
Interval Frequency |
Indicates frequency of data that's available for a given variable. Data that's available can range from 10 minute interval to annual. This interval frequency can be applied to resource or other time series data like weather |
View | None | |
Interval End Time |
The end time that marks the beginning of a time interval |
hh:mm | ||
Interval End DateTime |
The ending date and time for an interval |
YYYY-MM-DD hh:mm:ss | ||
Interval End Date |
The end date that marks the ending of the time interval for a value. |
YYYY-MM-DD |