# 5. Consumption Dashboard The **consumption** dashboard shows total energy consumption and self‑consumption: * **Consumption vs. time** – chart of measured and predicted energy usage across the selected period. * **Summary metrics** – displays total consumption and the portion of solar energy consumed on‑site (self‑consumed solar energy). This dashboard is useful for evaluating consumption patterns and the benefits of self‑consumption.

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