Why 15‑minute intervals in BAS

Most sites I work on run trend logs and occupancy schedules at 15‑minute steps; I was taught it aligns with utility demand windows (ANSI C12) and some old BACnet Trend_Log buffer assumptions — does anyone know the actual origin? I’m tuning PID sampling and schedule granularity on a 400‑point AHU plant this week and want a real reference instead of folklore.

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