Off-Peak Advantage
Lower electric rates for shifting energy-intensive tasksBEMC’s Off-Peak Advantage rewards members with a lower electric rate for shifting energy-intensive tasks – such as doing laundry, cooking and heating/cooling – away from peak hours.
This optional rate plan encourages you to shift your electricity use to periods of low demand, or during off-peak hours, by paying less per kilowatt-hour (kWh) than our standard energy usage charge.
The Off-Peak Advantage can help you save money based on your ability to shift energy away from peak time. This does require a change in habits to achieve maximum savings.
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Residential Off-Peak Advantage Information
On-peak Summer – April 16 through October 15, 2 p.m. to 6 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding holidays
On-peak Winter – October 16 through April 15, 6 a.m. to 9 a.m., Monday through Friday, excluding holidays
Super Off-peak – 10 p.m. to 5 a.m., Every day
| Billing Element | Rate |
| Basic Facility Charge (Single-phase) | $40 |
| Basic Facility Charge (Three-phase) | $50 |
| On-peak (summer or winter) | $0.4018 per kWh |
| Off-peak (summer or winter) | $0.0697 per kWh |
| Super Off-peak (summer or winter) | $0.0454 per kWh |
Holidays are New Year’s Day, Good Friday, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving Day and the day after Thanksgiving, and Christmas Day for all Off-Peak Advantage rate schedules.
General Service Off-Peak Advantage Information
Small General Service Off-Peak Advantage
On-peak Summer – April 16 through October 15, 2 p.m. to 6 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding holidays
On-peak Winter – October 16 through April 15, 6 a.m. to 9 a.m., Monday through Friday, excluding holidays
Super Off-peak – 10 p.m. to 5 a.m., Every day
| Billing Element | Rate |
| Basic Facility Charge (Single-phase) | $43.00 per month |
| Basic Facility Charge (Three-phase) | $100.00 per month |
| On-peak (summer or winter) | $0.07340 per kWh |
| Off-peak (summer or winter) | $0.05670 per kWh |
| Super Off-peak (summer or winter) | $0.04370 per kWh |
| Demand Charges: | |
| On-peak Demand | $ 12.50 per kW |
| Anytime Demand Charge | $ 2.55 per kW |
Large General Service Off-Peak Advantage
On-peak Summer – April 16 through October 15, 2 p.m. to 6 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding holidays
On-peak Winter – October 16 through April 15, 6 a.m. to 9 a.m., Monday through Friday, excluding holidays
Super Off-peak – 10 p.m. to 5 a.m., Every day
| Billing Element | Rate |
| Basic Facility Charge (Single-phase) | $43.00 per month |
| Basic Facility Charge (Three-phase) | $100.00 per month |
| On-peak (summer or winter) | $0.0759 per kWh |
| Off-peak (summer or winter) | $0.0552 per kWh |
| Super Off-peak (summer or winter) | $0.0432 per kWh |
| Demand Charges: | |
| On-peak Demand | $ 15.25 per kW |
| Anytime Demand Charge | $ 2.30 per kW |
Holidays are New Year’s Day, Good Friday, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving Day and the day after Thanksgiving, and Christmas Day for all Off-Peak Advantage rate schedules.