You can save as much as 15% per month on your electric bill by using high-demand equipment during the times of day when there's low demand for electricity.
Electricity is most expensive to produce during the hours of peak usage — times on weekdays that generally correspond with business hours. When you select a Time-of-Use option to use a greater amount of electricity during hours when power is less costly to produce, we pass along the savings to you. You don't have to reduce the amount of electricity you use. What's important is the time of day you use it.
Time-of-Use savings hours are in effect 73% of the time, so a simple change or two in when you perform some of your chores — such as barn cleaning, pressure washing, unloading silos and using conveyors — can result in substantial savings.
Compare the rate you currently pay with the following Time-of-Use rates:
| Regular Customer Rate | |
|---|---|
| $0.10911 per kWh | The current rate if you are not using a Time-of-Use option |
| Time-of-Use Savings Rates | |
|---|---|
| $0.05490 per kWh | Rate during Time-of-Use electric savings hours |
| $0.20730 per kWh | Time-of-Use during peak usage hours |
NOTE: PRICES ARE AVAILABLE TO WISCONSIN CUSTOMERS ONLY
There's a Time-of-Use electric savings option to meet your needs and hours of operation. Choose one of the three convenient savings schedules listed below and you'll pay approximately 5.49 cents/kWh during those hours.
The following shows the hours that lower Time-of-Use rates are in effect for each option. Customers must choose the same option for both the summer and winter periods.
| Option 1 | Option 2 | Option 3 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Summer: (May-Sept.) |
7 p.m. - 9 a.m. | 8 p.m. - 10 a.m. | 8 p.m. - 9 a.m. All year long |
| Winter: (Oct.-April) |
Noon - 4 p.m. & 9 p.m. - 8 a.m. |
Noon - 4 p.m. & 10 p.m. - 9 a.m. |
Each month, you pay a Customer Charge that covers fixed costs associated with billing and service.
When you apply for Time-of-Use, a Public Service representative will replace your existing meter with a special meter that measures the electricity you use during Time-of-Use savings hours and peak-usage hours.
We ask that new Time-of-Use customers commit to the program for a minimum of 90 days. Customers who leave the Time-of-Use program are not eligible to reinstate Time-of-Use for one year.
If less than 35% of your electricity use occurs during the peak-usage hours, you'll save money with a Time-of-Use plan. Of course, your savings will continue to grow as you increase the amount of electricity used during Time-of-Use savings hours, instead of the more costly peak-usage hours.
Do you have an electric water heating system or irrigation? If so, you can achieve significant savings under a Time-of-Use plan if you use either manual or automatic timing to limit operation during peak-usage hours.
If you shift such chores as barn cleaning, unloading silos, using conveyors or pressure washing to occur during electric savings hours, you can save with a Time-of-Use plan.
Dairy farmers milking three times a day can save with Time-of-Use if two of the three milkings are done during the electric savings hours.
Timers can make it easy to concentrate much of your electricity use during Time-of-Use savings hours. At your request, Public Service will install an automatic timer switch on an appropriate electric load within your operation. Timers have the greatest impact on your electric bills when used to control your water heating or irrigation system to function during electric savings hours.
There is a fee for peak interruptor timers, but given an average monthly Time-of-Use savings of 15%, timers normally pay for themselves in just a few months. The average life span of a peak interruptor timer is 10 years, so you'll have many years to reap the benefits of these effective devices.
Call 877-444-0888 today for more information on the many ways you can benefit from Time-of-Use electric savings options.
You can sign up for Time-of-Use online or by calling us toll-free at 877-444-0888.