IMPORTANT NOTICE

Electricity Use Reduction Recommendation
Tuesday, July 3, 2018 — From 2:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m.
Thursday, July 5, 2018 — From 2:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m.

Today and Thursday – Tuesday July 3 and Thursday July 5 – the daily maximum temperatures are expected to be in the high '90's, possibly reaching 100. These high temperatures could impact your Capacity Peak Load Contribution (PLC) and future electricity costs. There is a high likelihood that an hour between 2 p.m. and 6 p.m. today, Tuesday, and/or between 2 p.m and 6 p.m. Thursday, July 5 will end up as one or more of the five highest peak loads of the year.

About PLC

On June 1 of every year, each building is assigned a PLC number by its utility. This number is based on the peak usage, which is calculated using five hours from the prior year with the highest system demand, excluding holiday weekdays and weekends. (Note: The selected hours come from five different 24-hour periods.)  Peak usage generally occurs on the five hottest days of the year – and  this summer's usage will affect the PLC for next summer.

Our Recommendation

We recommend that, whenever possible, you reduce your electricity usage from 2:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. today (Tuesday), and from 2 p.m. to 6 p.m. Thursday. Your PLC can influence 10-30% of your electricity bill, so by lowering your PLC this summer you will be able to reduce your PLC and overall electricity costs for a full twelve-month period starting next summer (June 1, 2019 to May 31, 2020).

If you have any questions, please call your account manager listed below:

These conditions change periodically and we will send updates as information becomes available.