NaturalGasEnergyCost
Purpose: Models the cost and carbon emissions associated with natural gas consumption.
Key Attributes
gas_price_by_month: Gas prices by month.
Key Methods
__init__(gas_price_by_month): Initializes the energy cost model with monthly gas prices.cost(start_time, end_time, energy_rate): Calculates the cost of natural gas consumed over a time interval.carbon(start_time, end_time, energy_rate): Calculates the carbon emissions from natural gas consumption over a time interval.
Calculation Logic
- Uses monthly gas prices to determine the cost.
- Converts energy rates to costs and emissions based on standard conversion factors.
- Accounts for natural gas being used primarily for heating.