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It's all about time! MVEC is making plans to conduct a pilot for establishing a potential Time of Use rate program. With Time of Use, your electric bill is determined by the amount of electricity your household uses during certain hours of the day by a rate specific to those hours. Interested in participating? Email michaelh@mvec.net to be added to our participant list. Michael will contact you with further details. You may opt out of the pilot at any time. ... See MoreSee Less

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So basically you're planning to raise rates for people who have no other choice but to use more electricity during "peak" times- aka washing clothes on the weekend because that's the only time we're able to? I think that's an awful thing to do to your customers.

This is only a pilot project to determine interest. If it should go through, like any of our energy programs, it will be totally optional if anyone wishes to participate. If you don’t wish to participate, you will remain on our regular general service rates and Energy Wise rates, if a member participates in a savings program. Time of Use would just give interested members options on their rates. Studies performed across the country have shown that Time-of-Use rates can provide member bill savings of 5-10% annually by simply shifting their usage- for example, running a clothes dryer at 9pm rather than 6pm, and other behavioral shifts that are easy to do.

What are "Times of Use" that would have the lowest rates?

Hi Traci Typically, overnight would be the lowest rates and the highest rates would be during the "rush hour" of 4-9 p.m. That's when people get home from work and start turning on electrical appliances at home. Though with COVID and people being home more, the rush hour has been spread out. Again, Time of Use is just something we are investigating and exact rates and times have not been established. That's why we are looking for members who are interested in helping us with the pilot program. Thanks!

Not only is today the first day of Autumn, it is National Farm Safety Week. Many of our members are involved in the ag industry, and we recognize that farming is one of the most dangerous occupations. Have a safe harvest - know where the power lines are located on your property and be aware of your equipments' surroundings. We have an entire farm safety page in our safety section at www.mvec.net/power-outages/safety/farm-safety/ ... See MoreSee Less

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