Question-and-Answer Resource for the Building Energy Modeling Community
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There is no output variable for each timestep related to the calculation of tariffs. You can enter costs that change for each hour using the Real Time Pricing Charge Schedule Name field of the UtilityCost:Tariff object in EnergyPlus. From that the total energy cost for what ever time period you simulate will be calculated. Could you clarify why you need the output of the cost each hour?
You might be able to use EMS to do some calculation for each timestep if you really need the output for each hour.
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There is no output variable for each timestep related to the calculation of tariffs. You can enter costs that change for each hour using the Real Time Pricing Charge Schedule Name field of the UtilityCost:Tariff object in EnergyPlus. From that the total energy cost for what ever time period you simulate will be calculated. Could you clarify why you need the output of the cost each hour?
You might be able to use EMS to do some calculation for each timestep if you really need the output for each hour.
If you are interested in adding this capability, you can let the development team know using uservoice:
https://energyplus.uservoice.com/forums/258860-energyplus/suggestions/14269641-report-real-time-pricing-cost-tariffs-each-timeste
