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IMPORTANT NOTICE
Electricity Use Reduction Recommendation
Wednesday, July 17, 2019 - From 1:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.
Thursday, July 18, 2019 - From 1:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.
Friday, July 19, 2018 From 12:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.
Wednesday, July 17, Thursday, July 18, and Friday, July 19, 2019
– High temperatures could impact your Capacity Peak Load Contribution (PLC) and future electricity costs. There is a possibility that an hour between 1 p.m. and 7 p.m. Wednesday, 1 p.m. and 8 p.m. Thursday, and 12 p.m. and 8 p.m. Friday, will end up as one
or more of the five highest PJM peak loads of the year. These are very likely to be the highest peaks summer to-date, and although there is a good chance they will be eclipsed later in the summer, customers wanting to ensure they catch all five peaks should
consider reducing electricity consumption during those hours.
About PLC
Effective June 1 of every year, each electricity account 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 PJM 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
1:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. Wednesday, July 17, 1:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. Thursday, July 18, and 12 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. Friday, July 19. 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, 2020 to May 31, 2021).
If you have any questions, please contact your sales representative.
These conditions change periodically and we will send updates as information becomes available
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