Are TOU rates right for you?
They may be just the right choice. If you can control the time of day that you consume energy, TOU rates may help you save money. Think about when you use your dishwasher or do your laundry and then check the charts. Summer or winter, most of the low-rate time periods are nights and weekends.
How does it work?
When you sign up for the TOU rate plan, we’ll replace your electric meter with a Time-of-Use meter, at no charge. It monitors how much electricity you use and when you use it.So think about the time of day when you use energy most.
If someone is home all day, Time-of-Use rates probably aren’t best for you. But if you’re home mostly nights and weekends, Time-of-Use rates could be your chance to trim your electric bill.If you purchase your electricity from a supplier other than BGE, BGE’s generation and transmission Time-of-Use rates do not apply.
Please check with your supplier for their rates. You may be able to obtain TOU rates from another supplier.
Call 410-685-0123 to switch to Time of Use rates.
| | Peak-Cost | Mid-Cost | Low-Cost | |
Summer Savings
June through September (¢ per kWh)
(Generation and Transmission)
| | Day | Night |
| | 7am | 10am | 8pm | 11pm | 7am |
| Monday | | | | |
| Tuesday | | | | |
| Wednesday | Mid-Cost | Peak-Cost | Mid-Cost | Low-Cost |
| Thursday | 10.321¢ | 15.686¢ | 10.321¢ | 9.305¢ |
| Friday | | | | |
| Saturday | | | | | |
| Sunday | | | | | |
| Compare | Non TOU Summer Rate 11.830¢ per kWh |
Winter Savings
October through May (¢ per kWh)
(Generation and Transmission)
| | Day | Night |
| | 7am | 11am | 5pm | 9pm | 7am |
| Monday | | | | |
| Tuesday | | | | |
| Wednesday | Peak-Cost | Mid-Cost | Peak-Cost | Low-Cost |
| Thursday | 14.191¢ | 12.324¢ | 14.191¢ | 10.485¢ |
| Friday | | | | |
| Saturday | | | | | |
| Sunday | | | | | |
| Compare | Non TOU Winter Rate 11.814¢ per kWh |
Time-of-Use rates.
Low-cost rates are also in effect all hours on Saturday and Sunday, and on the following holidays: New Year’s Day, President’s Day, Good Friday, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving, Christmas and Mondays following any of those holidays that fall on a Sunday.
The Non-Summer time periods shown above will begin and end one hour later for the period between the second Sunday in March and the first Sunday in April, and for the period between the last Sunday in October and the first Sunday in November.
To help cover higher meter and billing costs, the customer charge for Time-of-Use rates is $12.00/month. All rates are subject to change.
For Schedule RL-2, TOU prices include generation and transmission charges. Prices above do not include delivery service charge of 1.970¢ / kWh, Rider 8-Energy Costs Adjustment, and Rider 10-Administrative Cost Adjustment.
Your electric supply portion of your bill will reflect the full increase to market rates effective July 1, 2007.You must also stay enrolled in the program for one year. After a year, if you find that the program is not suitable for your energy management needs, you can switch back to standard service. Rates effective 11-14-08.
