Off-Peak Heating & Load Management
Families can enjoy the value and convenience of electric heat and save money, too, by installing an off-peak electric heating system in new or existing homes. An off-peak system consists of an electric heating source as its primary component. A supplemental heating source will need to operate 200-300 hours or more during the winter season.
Off-peak heating loads are generally controlled during the coldest months of the year, when the demand for electricity is high. Load control hours can also occur for a variety of reasons, including unscheduled power plant outages, transmission constraints outside of the Minnkota service area and extraordinarily high wholesale energy market prices.
The ability to interrupt the flow of electricity to the electric portion of off-peak systems allows the power supplier to operate generating plants more efficiently and avoid making costly power pool purchases. By voluntarily enrolling in the program, the savings are passed on to the customer through the low off-peak electric rate, which is approximately half of the regular retail rate. ~Minnkota PowerSavers
Incentives to install off-peak heating
Incentives to install heat pumps on off-peak heating
Families can enjoy the value and convenience of electric heat and save money, too, by installing an off-peak electric heating system in new or existing homes. An off-peak system consists of an electric heating source as its primary component. A supplemental heating source will need to operate 200-300 hours or more during the winter season.
Off-peak heating loads are generally controlled during the coldest months of the year, when the demand for electricity is high. Load control hours can also occur for a variety of reasons, including unscheduled power plant outages, transmission constraints outside of the Minnkota service area and extraordinarily high wholesale energy market prices.
The ability to interrupt the flow of electricity to the electric portion of off-peak systems allows the power supplier to operate generating plants more efficiently and avoid making costly power pool purchases. By voluntarily enrolling in the program, the savings are passed on to the customer through the low off-peak electric rate, which is approximately half of the regular retail rate. ~Minnkota PowerSavers
Incentives to install off-peak heating
- 5.8 cents off peak heating rate – If you convert, this rate to compare to your other heating load costs with standard electric heat @100% efficiency.
- Equal to 1.40$ propane/gallon
- Equal to 1.90$ Fuel Oil/gallon
- Equal to 1.53$ Natural Gas/Therm
Incentives to install heat pumps on off-peak heating
- 5.8 cents off peak heating and air conditioning rate – If you convert, this rate to compare to your other heating load costs with 200% efficiency.
- Equal to .70$ propane/gallon
- Equal to .95$ Fuel Oil/gallon
- Equal to .76$ Natural gas/Therm
To view current off-peak status for Cavalier Rural Electric follow the link below
http://cavalier.lm.minnkota.com/status/