Large Business Electric Rates

Glendale Water & Power offers four (4) rate schedules for our Large Business Electric Customers under the PC-1 rate class:

1. PC-1-A Standard Service
2. PC-1-B Time-of-Use Service
3. PC-1-C Customer-Owned-Generation Standard
4. PC-1-D Customer-Owned-Generation-Time-of-Use

• The PC-1 rates are usually best for customers whose electrical demands are greater than 150 kW.
• These rates apply to businesses and other enterprises served through one meter and measured at the delivered voltage.
• A rate evaluation request can be made from our Business Services Section to determine which rate would be most appropriate.

PC-1-A Standard Service Rate

• This rate is applicable to electric service at demands less than 500 kW.
• • Customer Charge - per meter per day$30.0000
  • Energy Charges - per kWh
    • July through October
      • Any Time$0.0600
      • Demand — Maximum kW reading for last twelve (12) months$0.3200
    • November through June
      • Any Time$0.0500
      • Demand — Maximum kW reading for last twelve (12) months$0.2200
  • Fuel Adjustment Charge - per kWh$0.0718
  • Public Benefit Charge3.6%
  • kVAR$0.0030

PC-1-B Time-of-Use Service Rate

• This rate is required for electric service at demands greater than 500 kW, and optional for demands below 500 kW.
• The time-of-use (TOU) rate gives you the advantage of lower electric rates during the night and early morning hours, weekends, and the winter months.
• This rate is generally better if you have a high energy use load factor and a substantial portion of your energy use is during the base period.
• The high-season rate is used for meters read monthly during the months of July through October. The low-season rate is used for meters read monthly during the months of November through June.
• This rate may require a meter change. There will be no GWP charge for the installation of the new meter. However, if the electric panel for your service does not accommodate a socket meter, you will need to hire an electrician to upgrade the panel. Our Electric Meter Shop personnel will be able to evaluate this for you.
• • Customer Charge - per meter per day$30.0000
  • Energy Charges - per kWh
    • July through October
      • Base Period$0.0400
      • Peak Period$0.0600
      • Demand — Maximum kW reading for last twelve (12) months$0.4600
    • November through June
      • Base Period$0.0400
      • Peak Period$0.0400
      • Demand — Maximum kW reading for last twelve (12) months$0.3800
  • Fuel Adjustment Charge - per kWh$0.0718
  • Public Benefit Charge3.6%
  • kVAR$0.0030

How do you know if you should consider TOU rates?

If you can arrange your electric usage patterns in such a way that a majority of your electric usage occurs during the lower rate, BASE period hours, or if your present usage pattern is structured in that manner, then this rate could be the appropriate choice for you.

Customer Owned Generation

Rates PC-1-C (Customer-owned-Generation-Standard) and PC-1-D (Customer-owned Generation-Time-of-Use) are for customers who own and operate photovoltaic or wind powered electric generation systems and who are otherwise eligible and remain eligible for rate PC-1-A or PC-1-B. Customers using the PC-1-C and PC-1-D rates must sign an interconnection agreement with GWP and pay for all required metering interconnection equipment which is in addition to that required for standard service. Participation in these rates are on a first-come-first-served basis until the time that the total rated generating capacity used by eligible customer-generators in all customer classes exceeds 2.5 percent of GWP's aggregate customer peak demand.

PC-1-C Customer-Owned-Generation Standard

PC-1-D Customer-Owned-Generation-Time-of-Use

Excess Energy Credit

For all Customer-Owned-Generation rates, Glendale Water and Power will determine for each billing period the energy generated and the energy used. In any billing period where the energy used exceeds the energy generated on the Customer-Generator's premise, the Customer Generator will be billed for the net energy used. In the event energy generated by the facility exceeds the energy used on the Customer-Generator's premise during any billing period, the amount of the net excess energy will be credited against the Customer-Generator's energy usage in the next billing period. At the end of each 12-month period, where the electricity generated by the eligible customer-generator during the 12-month period exceeds the electricity supplied by the electric service provider during that same period, the eligible customer-generator is a net electricity producer and the electric service provider shall retain any excess kilowatt hours generated during the prior 12-month period. The eligible customer-generator shall not be owed any compensation for those excess kilowatt hours unless the electric service provider enters into a purchase agreement with the eligible customer-generator for those excess kilowatt hours. Glendale Water and Power reserves the right to pay the Customer-Generator for such excess kilowatt hours at the current fuel adjustment charge rate.