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To display the peak forecast for the current day, and up to a week in advance, navigate to the ‘Solutions’ tab at the top of the portal and select the applicable electrical system operator for your region, from the dropdown menu. This will bring you to the peak forecast dashboard. On this page you will see a graph which visualizes the peak forecasts. You will also see several input variables in relation to this graph: time of day, usage, the system operator and EnPowered’s grid demand forecasts, real-time demand on the grid, a peak threshold line, and three grey bars representing the peak hour and window.
On the horizontal axis of the graph, you will see the time of day, displayed in a 24-hour format. On the vertical axis, you will see the total grid demand in Mega Watts, titled “Usage”.
There are three lines that run through the graph, each represent a different variable. The grey line displays the system operators prediction of energy demand on the grid. The yellow line displays EnPowered’s prediction of energy demand. The red line displays the real-time demand on the grid. The real-time demand is updated every five minutes, with a new data point being logged after each five-minute interval.
Running horizontal near the top of the graph is a black line. This line represents EnPowered’s peak threshold. When EnPowered’s predictions and the real-time demand on the grid start to approach this threshold, the potential for a peak increases. Although, it is important to note that while predictions might exceed this threshold, it does not guarantee that a peak will be called.
You will see three vertical grey bars; two light grey bars and one dark grey bar. The dark grey bar displays the peak hour, and the light grey bars display the buffer hours around the peak. On a day when a peak is called, all three grey bars will be aligned, with the dark grey bar between the two lighter grey bars. Together, these make up the peak window, during which customers are recommended to curtailing. These vertical bars can shift throughout the day, but EnPowered will send a final notification informing customers when the peak hour and window will occur. After that point in time, the vertical grey bars will not shift.
