Portland General Electric (commercial/industrial)
Commercial/Industrial Schedule 83 (information taken from rate schedule)
I.
This schedule will work best for businesses that use electricity late at night or on
weekends. There are two seasonal periods: Summer (May 1- Oct 31) and Winter
(Nov 1 – April 30). Commercial schedule 83 peak hours are between 6 am and 10
pm Monday-Saturday. Off-peak hours are between 10 pm and 6 am MondaySaturday and all day Sunday.
II.
There are 237 participants representing 3 commercial schedules.
III.
There are four commercial tariff rates associated with this schedule. Pricing is
divided into three different categories as it applies to delivery voltage: secondary,
primary, and sub-transmission.
Delivery Voltage
Charges:
single-phase
service/month
three-phase
service/month
Transmission service
charge/month/kW
Distribution charge
/kW facility capacity
Monthly demand
charge /kW
1st 30 kW
Over 30 kW
Energy charge
$/kWh
Less than or equal to
1000 kW facility
capacity
Greater than or equal
to 1000 kW facility
capacity
On-peak ($/kWh)
Off-peak ($/kWh)
System Usage charge
$/kWh
IV.
Primary
Secondary
Sub-transmission
$150
$20
$500
--
$25
--
78 cents
78 cents
78 cents
$1.65
$2.27
32 cents
--
--
--
$1.89
$1.89
--
$0.56
$1.89
--
$1.05
$1.05
--
3.869
cents
4.072 cents
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--
--
--
4.255
cents
3.279
cents
.354 cents
4.419 cents
4.186 cents
3.410 cents
3.219 cents
.485 cents
.257 cents
The benefit is to large commercial customers who can significantly shift their energy
use to get a lower price in the off-peak period.
A meter is required. Customers are required to participate for one year in order to
receive credit. The utility pays for the meters and the cost of installation. The
customer pays a monthly use fee.
Portland General Electric (residential)
Residential Schedule 7 and Small Non-Residential Schedule 32 ((information provided by Jack
Breen, OR PUC)
I.
In this schedule, pricing is divided into three different price categories for three
different parts of the day (on-peak, mid-peak, and off-peak). This program applies to
two seasonal periods: Summer (May 1- Oct 31) and Winter (Nov 1 – April 30).
II.
III.
Summer peak hours are between 3 pm – 8 pm Monday-Friday. Winter peak hours
are between 6 am – 10 am and 5-8 pm Monday-Friday. Summer mid-peak hours are
between 6 am – 3 pm and 8 pm – 10 pm Mon-Fri, and 6 am – 10 pm Saturdays.
Winter mid-peak hours are 10 am – 5 pm and 8-10 pm Monday-Friday and 6 am –
10 pm Saturdays. Summer off-peak hours are between 10 pm – 6 am everyday and
6 am – 10 pm Sundays and holidays. Winter off-peak hours are 10 pm – 6 am
everyday and 6 am – 10 pm Sundays and holidays.
Number of participants as of April 1, 2002 is 1,785. Service began March 1, 2002.
Basic charge
Service charge $/kWh
Distribution charge $/kWh
Energy $/kWh
On-peak
Mid-peak
Off-peak
$10/month
.324 cents
2.272 cents
7.751 cents
4.651 cents
2.843 cents
Small non-residential Schedule 32
Basic charge
Service charge $/kWh
Distribution charge $/kWh
Energy $/kWh
On-peak
Mid-peak
Off-peak
IV.
$10/month
.248 cents
First 5,000kWh= 2.35 cents All Add’l =.264 cents
7.419 cents
4.454 cents
2.733 cents
The benefit is for customers who can shift their energy use away from on-peak
periods.
A meter is required. Customers are required to participate for one year. Meters are
provided by the utility, but the cost of installation is an additional $2 (for single-phase
meters) or $4.25 (for three-phase meters) on the customer’s monthly bill.