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BeOpt - Cooling Energy vs Cooling Fan/Energy

I'm currently running some simulations in BeOpt (2.8) and I'm having difficulties understanding, and finding information about what's exactly the distinction between "Cooling Energy" and "Cooling Fan/Energy" results. I found another question here in UnmetHours that more or less addresses the question (https://unmethours.com/question/46524/cooling-consumption-higher-for-16seer-vs-15seer-beopt/), but I wonder if anyone could assist me in understanding what exactly each of those two categories entail?

Also, I wonder if it would be fair to consolidate those two separate results into just one "Overall Cooling Energy" category for clarity purposes when communicating with a client? (I'm getting some unintuitive results if I just compare different system types in terms of "Cooling Energy", without the fans)

Thanks!

BeOpt - Cooling Energy vs Cooling Fan/Energy

I'm currently running some simulations in BeOpt (2.8) and I'm having difficulties understanding, and finding information about what's exactly the distinction between "Cooling Energy" and "Cooling Fan/Energy" results. I found another question here in UnmetHours that more or less addresses the question (https://unmethours.com/question/46524/cooling-consumption-higher-for-16seer-vs-15seer-beopt/), but I wonder if anyone could assist me in understanding what exactly each of those two categories entail?

Also, I wonder if it would be fair to consolidate those two separate results into just one "Overall Cooling Energy" category for clarity purposes when communicating with a client? (I'm getting some unintuitive results if I just compare different system types in terms of "Cooling Energy", without the fans)

Thanks!