Deferred load and fixed-time-of-delivery
Two special off-peak rates
Deferred-load rate
The deferred-load rate works well with most thermal-storage systems, including underfloor, central, and room heat-storage units, that can be charged during off-peak hours to keep you warm during controlled periods. With the deferred-load rate, Otter Tail Power Company uses radio signals to control your service up to 14 hours a day. The rate ranges from 3.3¢ to 4.2¢ per kilowatt-hour, depending on the state in which you are located and is subject to cost of energy adjustments.
Fixed-time-of-delivery rate
When you wait until evenings or weekends to take advantage of lower long-distance telephone charges, you're using a time-of-delivery rate. This rate works the same way.
By charging your electric heating systems from 11 P.M. to 7 A.M., you allow us to operate more efficiently. In turn, we pass on the savings to you with a rate of 2.9¢ or less per kilowatt-hour depending on the state in which you are located. Cost of energy adjustments do not apply to this rate.
This rate also works well for thermal-storage heating systems and water heaters that may be charged overnight. However, systems must be sized with adequate capacity to qualify.
Rates mentioned in web material subject to change On October 1, 2007, Otter Tail Power Company submitted a proposal to the Minnesota Public Utilities Commission (MPUC) to increase base rates for electric service in Minnesota for the first time since 1986. On November 27, 2007, the MPUC approved our request to increase rates by approximately 5.4 percent—over what customers paid in 2006, including the cost-of-energy adjustment—on an interim, or temporary, basis beginning November 30, 2007. The proposed interim rate increase will remain in effect until the MPUC decides the case in August 2008. Information reported on this web site does not reflect interim or final rate increases. We will update all rate information after the MPUC makes its final decision. |
