eplusout.log[LINK]

When EnergyPlus is running, it is usually running from a “command” window (unless inside another interface program) and some items may appear in the command window. These messages are preserved in the “log” output file. For example:

EnergyPlus Starting
 EnergyPlus, Version <version>
 Processing Data Dictionary
 Processing Input File
 Warming up
 Initializing Response Factors
 Calculating CTFs for "ROOF-1", Construction #1
 Calculating CTFs for "WALL-1", Construction #2
 Calculating CTFs for "FLOOR-SLAB-1", Construction #6
 Calculating CTFs for "INT-WALL-1", Construction #7
 Initializing Window Optical Properties
 Initializing Solar Calculations
 Initializing HVAC
 Warming up
 Warming up
 Performing Zone Sizing Simulation
 Warming up
 Warming up
 Performing Zone Sizing Simulation
 Calculating System sizing
 Calculating System sizing


 Initializing New Environment Parameters
 Warming up {1}
 Warming up {2}
 Warming up {3}
 Starting Simulation at 01/01 for CHICAGO IL USA TMY2-94846 WMO#=725300
 Updating Shadowing Calculations, Start Date=01/21
 Continuing Simulation at 01/21 for CHICAGO IL USA TMY2-94846 WMO#=725300
 Updating Shadowing Calculations, Start Date=02/10
 Continuing Simulation at 02/10 for CHICAGO IL USA TMY2-94846 WMO#=725300
 Updating Shadowing Calculations, Start Date=03/02
 Continuing Simulation at 03/02 for CHICAGO IL USA TMY2-94846 WMO#=725300
 Updating Shadowing Calculations, Start Date=03/22
 Continuing Simulation at 03/22 for CHICAGO IL USA TMY2-94846 WMO#=725300
<reduced>
Updating Shadowing Calculations, Start Date=12/07
 Continuing Simulation at 12/07 for CHICAGO IL USA TMY2-94846 WMO#=725300
 Updating Shadowing Calculations, Start Date=12/27
 Continuing Simulation at 12/27 for CHICAGO IL USA TMY2-94846 WMO#=725300
 EnergyPlus Run Time=00hr 00min 46.00sec
ReadVarsESO program starting.
ReadVars Run Time=00hr 00min  1.11sec
ReadVarsESO program completed successfully.
ReadVarsESO program starting.
ReadVars Run Time=00hr 00min  0.00sec
ReadVarsESO program completed successfully.
  Started HVAC Diagram
  Complete