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Rates Tab

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AI Documentation ‣ Energy Management Service ‣ User Interface Usage ‣ Action area ‣ Rates Tab

On this page

  1. Purpose of the Rates Tab
  2. Basic Structure of the Rates Tab
  3. Expanding an Energy Type
  4. Costs – Flat Rate
  5. Cost Type Display
    1. Expanding Flat Rates
    2. Creating a New Flat Rate
    3. Multiple Flat Rates
    4. Deleting a Flat Rate
  6. Costs – Time-of-Use
    1. Switching the Cost Type
    2. Data Source for Time-of-Use
  7. Emissions
    1. Structure
  8. Validity and Persistence

This section describes exclusively the Rates tab in the Action Area of the Energy Management Service.
It covers all UI elements, icons, states, and configuration options related to cost and emission rates.

Purpose of the Rates Tab

The Rates tab is used to:

  • define cost models
  • configure emission factors
  • convert consumption data into costs and emissions

All values defined in the Rates tab are used in widgets, reports, and alerts.

Basic Structure of the Rates Tab

The Rates tab displays a list of predefined energy types, for example:

  • Electricity
  • Gas
  • Heat
  • Cold

Each energy type can contain cost and emission configurations.

Expanding an Energy Type

Clicking on an energy type:

  • opens a dropdown
  • displays the sections:
    • Costs
    • Emissions

Costs – Flat Rate

Cost Type Display

In the “Costs” row, the following is shown:

  • the currently active cost type, for example Flat Rate
  • a banknote icon

The icon indicates that a cost rate is configured.

Expanding Flat Rates

To the right of the banknote icon, there is an arrow.

Clicking this arrow:

  • displays all active flat rates
  • lists them chronologically by start date

Creating a New Flat Rate

Within the expanded flat rates, the user can click “New Rate”.

The user must define:

  • a start date
  • a price
  • a currency
  • a billing unit

Clicking “Apply Changes” saves the configuration.

Multiple Flat Rates

If multiple flat rates are configured:

  • the banknote icon changes
  • a number indicates how many flat rates exist

The applicable rate is automatically selected based on the date.

Deleting a Flat Rate

Using the three-dot menu of a flat rate:

  • the rate can be deleted

Costs – Time-of-Use

Switching the Cost Type

In the “Costs” row, a three-dot menu is available.

Selecting “Switch to Time-of-Use”:

  • changes the cost type from Flat Rate to Time-of-Use

Data Source for Time-of-Use

For Time-of-Use rates, costs can be based on:

  • a device metric
  • a CSV file

The logic corresponds to the metric import process in the Metrics tab.

Emissions

Structure

The Emissions section follows the same logic as the Costs section:

  • Flat Rate supported
  • Time-of-Use supported
  • multiple time-based rates possible
  • start date defines validity

Validity and Persistence

All changes in the Rates tab:

  • are saved immediately
  • directly affect widgets and reports

No separate save action is required.