How is consumption estimated?
Consumption is estimated based on two main components:
The annual consumption value (SJV or Standard Annual Consumption) - the total amount of energy you expect to use in a year
A Synthetic Load Profile (SLP) - which shows how this consumption is typically distributed over the year
What is SJV and how is it determined?
SJV (Standard Annual Usage) can be determined in several ways. We distinguish between new contracts (without previous invoices) and existing contracts.
New customers do not yet have invoices that Zero Friction can use. For this, we rely on the consumer group. (Collection of consumers who use the same service)
Do we have previous data? Then Zero Friction looks at the consumption history
Manually entered based on expected usage
What is SLP and how does it work?
SLP (Synthetic Load Profile) shows how your consumption is typically distributed throughout the year. There are different profiles for:
Heat
Cooling
Electricity
Hot tap water
Water
For example, heat consumption is usually higher in the winter months and lower in the summer months.
How is your consumption calculated for a specific period?
Your consumption for a specific period is calculated by:
Take your annual consumption (EAV) (based on historical data or your consumption group)
Multiply this by the percentage consumption expected during that period (from SLP)
Example:
If your annual consumption (EAV) is 1000 kWh, and you want to know the consumption for a period that typically represents 25% of annual use, the estimate would be:
1000 kWh × 25% = 250 kWh
When will these estimates be updated?
The SJV is recalculated when new consumption measurements are received, provided there is at least six months of consumption history. This helps keep the estimates as accurate as possible.
💡 You can also recalculate the SJV yourself?
Go to the contract Contract
Click on more at the top right
Select recalculate SJV
Graph of estimated consumption
When viewing a service location's consumption for a specific year (bar chart), a second bar is displayed next to the actual consumption bar, showing the estimated consumption for that year.