Energy Report Generator
Purpose
Energy Report Generator is a tile that makes a monthly energy report as a PDF file. Your browser downloads the file. The system does not email the report or keep a copy.
Location
- On the Dashboard, click the pencil to start edit mode.
- Click Add New Widget.
- Search for Energy Report Generator.
- Click Add Widget.
For the Dashboard controls, see Dashboard overview.
Display
- Report buttons: one file icon for each report that is on. With no report on, the tile shows
No reports selected. - Report Configuration: opens when you click a report button, for example
Report Configuration for PV. - Period: the only option is
Monthly. - Date picker: selects the month. The picker opens on the current month, and for the current month the report stops at today.
- Export: makes the PDF for the month that the dialog shows and downloads it. The PDF heading shows the report name and the month, for example
Monthly PV Energy Report: October 2026.
Settings
The spanner icon on the tile opens these settings.
- Report switches:
PV,LoadandGrid, one for each standard report.PVis on by default. - Add Custom: opens Custom Report Configuration.
- Delete: removes the custom report next to it.
Custom Report Configuration
- Custom Report Title: the name of the report. The default is
Custom Report. - Devices: the energy devices of Plant Control. Tick Select for each device in the report.
- Add To Total: Addition or Subtraction, for a metered device only.
- Create Report Template: saves the report. It is off until you select a device.
Tips
- Name in use: each custom report needs its own name. If a different report uses the name, the message
Report Name Existappears, withPlease provide a unique report name. - Firmware: the widget needs logger firmware 9.269 or a higher version. On an older logger, a report button opens the
Outdated Logger Versiondialog.