Eliq’s EV Similar Homes – Smarter comparisons for EV owners
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New notifications panel
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New API access
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New API requests
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Understanding Energy Usage with Similar Homes
Our Similar Homes feature helps consumers make sense of their energy usage by answering a simple yet powerful question: “How do I compare to others like me?”
Energy can feel abstract, most people have no clear idea of what’s normal or efficient. That’s why putting energy use in context is so important. By comparing a home’s consumption to similar ones, users gain a meaningful reference point. It helps them see whether they’re using more or less than average and, more importantly, it prompts reflection:
“Why is my usage higher?”
“What makes my home different?”
To make the Similar Homes feature engaging and trustworthy, we focus on three key principles:
- Up-to-date and dynamic data
Energy usage changes with the seasons, temperature changes, holidays, and even weekends. Eliq updates usage comparisons daily with fresh data to ensure relevance. - Relevant comparisons
Homes are matched based on key characteristics like size, heating type, and now EV ownership and climate (more on that below). - Transparency
Users should clearly see how their home is compared to others, and what factors are used. This builds trust and helps drive meaningful reflection.
We’re rolling out several improvements to make our Similar Homes feature even more accurate and useful:
- Electric Vehicle Charging [ May 2025 ]
We’re now factoring in whether a home charges an electric vehicle. This significantly impacts energy usage and leads to more relevant comparison for this growing group of users. - Introducing Similar Climate ( Heating Degree Days ) [ July 2025 ]
We now group homes by similar climate, by taking heating degree days for each site into account. This provides an accurate picture of heating needs and makes comparisons more relevant and also easier to explain to users compared to geographical regions. While the concept is somewhat technical it could be shown to end users in the following way.
Your comparison group:- 🏠 Detached house
- 🔥 Air-to-air heat pump
- 📏 180–200 m²
- 👨👩👧👦 4 residents
- 🚗 1 electric vehicle
- 🌡️ Similar Climate (4000–4500 heating degree days)
- New Configuration Service
To support the introduction of new comparison parameters, we are making it possible to turn on and off parameters in our GetSimilarHomes endpoint per environment. This makes it easy to for example test a new parameter in UAT and roll out to the production when you are ready.
Supporting Customer Service Teams
Some customers may have questions about the comparison and look for tips on how they could improve their energy efficiency. Eliq offers a Customer View product where you can let your support team view the same insights as the end user.
- How can I see which homes a user is being compared to?
→ This is possible through our customer view product. - How can I guide the user to be more efficient?
→ Energy savings recommendations are also accessible via our customer view product, and can be used by your support team. - How can I explain Heating Degree Days?
Heating Degree Days are an industry standard to estimate the heating needs for a location. HDDs are calculated using a base temperature of 17°C. This means: HDD = 17°C – daily average outdoor temperature, for days when the temperature is below 17°C. Below are some example values for Sweden.