Residential Controlled Water Heating Rate

What this tariff charges

Energy rates

The charged price is the base rate plus its adjustment. Adjustments carry fuel and rider costs and are frequently most of the bill, so a comparison built on the base rate alone is meaningless.

Energy charge

What it costs at different usage levels

Effective rate includes the fixed charge, which is why it falls as usage rises.

The utility's own description

Controlled off-peak water heating is available under this rate for a limited period of time at those locations which were receiving controlled off-peak water heating service hereunder on Customer Choice Date and which have continuously received such service hereunder since that date. Service under this rate at such locations shall continue to be available only for the remaining life of the presently-installed water heating equipment. No replacement water heaters shall be permitted to be installed for service under this rate at locations which otherwise would qualify for this service. For those locations which qualify under the preceding paragraph, controlled off-peak water heating service is available under this rate when such service is supplied to approved storage type electric water heaters having an off-peak heating element with a rating of no more than 1,000 watts, or 20 watts per gallon of tank capacity, whichever is greater. The off- peak element shall be connected by means of an approved circuit to a separate water heating meter. Electricity used will be billed monthly as follows: