OpenBuildings™ Station Designer Help

Plant Energy & CO2 report

The Plant Energy and CO2 reports illustrate the frequency pattern of the temperature values for each room included in the simulation calculations.


SettingDescription
Room Selection Click to select and deselect the rooms displayed in the report. Clicking the icon changes the layout of the dialog. Rooms can be selected/deselected individually by clicking on them, or select/deselect all by clicking the two buttons provided.
Options Provides settings to interactively create the report showing the result for energy and carbon.
Group by
  • Results by - sets the result for either Energy or Carbon report.
  • Show by - sets the option to show the result for either by Plant Items or by Fuel.
Time Period Sets the time frame for the report:
  • Year - sets the full year time.
  • Month - sets the selected month as a time for the report.
  • Day - sets the start day of the month.
HVAC Systems Lists the applicable components set in the current HVAC system. Selectable components can be picked from the list of the activated components: Boilers, Chillers, Pumps, Fans, Duct Heat, Duct Cool, and other listed in the Other category.

Result Displays the report for the selected option. Either of the following two reports is generated:
  • 1) Plant Energy report —if Result by is set to Energy
  • 2) CO2 report —if Result by is set to Carbon.


The details of energy consumption and carbon produced by fuel or by plant items, respectively get illustrated in a tabulated format.