[RE-wrenches] Demand Charges

[Will White]

I think it varies by Utility and rate schedule.

On Thu, Jan 26, 2017 at 4:04 PM, Jason Szumlanski <
jason at floridasolardesigngroup.com> wrote:

> Tom, are you sure it isn’t the highest 15 minute period for the last
> rolling 12 month period? That’s how FPL is set up. It’s brutal for some
> industries that have infrequent high demand.
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> On Thu, Jan 26, 2017 at 9:06 AM, Tom Lane <tom at ecs-solar.com> wrote:
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>> In Florida it is not unusable to have a $700 dollar demand charge AND
>> only a $165 electric useage charge . A classic example is a Church or
>> Temple that has only two services a week and tremendous useage during those
>> brief hourly services . For example Duke Energy's demand charge is for the
>> highest 15 minutes during the monthly billing cycle . I have always
>> suggested to people who come to me for help with Solar that they are better
>> off using multiple time clocks on the heating and cooling units etc . Since
>> they cannot use a tax credit they need a White Knight investor for Solar OR
>> a battery storage system to release power during the demand period
>> obviously. An big battery system and Inverter or inverters . Any ideas .
>> Gator Tom
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