BEDES Dictionary

Version 2.6

You can explore the BEDES dictionary in several ways: use the search box to search for a particular term; filter the list of terms by category using the checkboxes below; click on each term for more details. You can also download all the terms and list options in CSV or XML format using the buttons below.

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Resource

Type of energy resource fuel. This can be applied at the premises or individual system or equipment level.

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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

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Rate Designation

Energy or demand designation to determine the rate.

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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.

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Phase

Phase information associated with Readings

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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

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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.

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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

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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

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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

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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

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