Creating and Reporting on Budgets in EnergyCAP

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Budget overview, creation, quick views, budget versions, editing, deregulated account budgeting, reporting, budget import. Learn more at www.EnergyCAP.com.

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Standard Operations Track

Creating and Reporting on BudgetsPresented by Andy Harbison, CEM

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Agenda:

Overview

Budget Creation

Quick Views of Budget Data

Using Budget Versions

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Agenda (continued):

Editing a Budget

Budgeting for Deregulated Accounts

Reporting

Importing a Budget

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Overview

Budget Manager is found on the Analysis Module.

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Forecast by Commodity

Historical Bill Based

Compare Multiple Years

Common Unit Basis

Graph and SpreadsheetViews of Data

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Creating a Budget

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Up to 36 months

Billing or Accounting

Period Basis

Avg, High, Low,

Latest

Bill Spanning

Budget Year

Filter by TMP, Group, and Commodity

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Quick View of Budget Data

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Two Chart Types

Three Data Types:

1. Budget: Cost Comparison

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Three Data Types:

2.Forecast: Usage Comparison

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Three Data Types:

3.Unit Cost: Blend of Cost and Use Comparison

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Data from charts is exportable to spreadsheets or Microsoft Word

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Budget Versions

Use versions early and often

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Use a new version to back upyour work.

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Use a new version for “what if” scenarios

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Editing a Budget

Select forecast

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Select level to revise

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Iterate one change at a time

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Change by +/- percent

Force close

Affect unit or usage

Select affected months

Filter by vendor and/orvendor rate

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Deregulated AccountBudgets

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Unconsolidated example

Separate forecasts for supplier and LDC accounts

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Reporting on Budgets

Use budget reports, which group by meter, building, and commodity

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Budget Reports

Custom Spreadsheets provide summary or actual vs. budget

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Budget custom spreadsheet

Audit bills using ECE Audit 48, which compares actuals versus budget

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Budget audit

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Importing a Budget

Begin by creating a Budget using the Budget Wizard

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This creates a placeholder for each account in the database

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Then export your budget

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Ensure your design follows the import format specified in the Online Help Manual

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Then edit your budget

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Finally import your budget

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Questions

Visit the Ace Place to learn more!

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