Just hired two new auditors and they're struggling with interval data analysis. They can handle basic billing review but when I show them 15-minute demand profiles from Oncor accounts, they get overwhelmed. The load shapes, coincident peaks, time-of-use overlays - it's a lot to absorb. Anyone have a good systematic approach for teaching this? We deal with complex industrial accounts where interval analysis is critical for finding savings.
Training new hires on interval data analysis
Marcus, I start with simple residential load shapes first. Ameren has great examples showing typical daily patterns - morning and evening peaks are easy to understand. Then I move to commercial patterns, then industrial. Build complexity gradually. I also use colored charts showing how different equipment creates different load signatures. Air conditioning looks very different from manufacturing equipment.
Good approach Pam. For PSO accounts here in Tulsa, I created a library of typical load profiles by business type. Restaurant patterns, office buildings, manufacturing, retail - each has distinctive characteristics. New auditors can reference these when analyzing unfamiliar accounts. Makes pattern recognition much faster. The key is understanding what normal looks like before you can spot anomalies.