Residential Demand Billing

Category: Billing Center

Households require different power levels throughout the day. When kids are at school and adults are at work, usage drops. When everyone returns home at night, usage peaks as the dishwasher runs, kids stream shows over the web, and parents adjust the thermostat. The amount of power needed to supply everything in your home is known as demand. Demand billing tracks the energy usage of peak times and reports it to members. This allows them to take control of their electricity usage and potentially lower their bills.

Demand changes by season, day, and even hour. For example, demand for electricity often peaks during hot summer days, or holidays when guests gather together over good food and fun games.

Here are a few ways to save energy by looking at your demand billing report:

• Reduce your usage during peak times. This takes pressure off the electric grid. 
• Spread out your energy usage. Don’t run your stove, dishwasher, clothes dryer, and other appliances at the same time.
• Adjust how you use your appliances. Even small adjustments to your thermostat can have an impact on your electricity usage.

Check out the demand calculator to learn how different appliances affect your electricity consumption. You can see how the cost of running several appliances at once adds up, compared to staggering the usage of each appliance.