Time-of-Use Rates
Giving you more control over your electricity costsBEMC’s Time-of-Use (TOU) Rates reward members with a lower electric rate for shifting energy-intensive tasks – such as doing laundry, cooking and heating/cooling – away from peak hours.
This 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 Time-of-Use Rate 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. Members with more than 12 months of service history can estimate how much they can save by using the Time of Use Rate Calculator in the SmartHub app.
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Residential Time-of-Use 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 | $ 34.75 per month |
| On-peak (summer or winter) | $0.38590 per kWh |
| Off-peak (summer or winter) | $0.06690 per kWh |
| Super off-peak (summer or winter) | $0.04370 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 time-of-use rate schedules.
Commercial Time-of-Use Information
Single-Phase Commercial Time-of-Use
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 | $ 38.00 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 | $ 2.50 per kW |
Three-Phase Commercial Time-of-Use
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 | $ 95.00 per month |
| On-peak (summer or winter) | $0.07580 per kWh |
| Off-peak (summer or winter) | $0.05410 per kWh |
| Super off-peak (summer or winter) | $0.04310 per kWh |
| Demand Charges: | |
| On-Peak Demand | $ 15.25 per kW |
| Anytime demand charge | $ 2.25 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 time-of-use rate schedules.