A fee based on the peak amount of electricity used during the billing cycle. Residential customers are generally not levied a demand charge.
The portion of a rate for gas service which is billed to the customer whether they use the service or not. Depending on the rate design this charge is based on actual or estimated peak usage (1 or 3 days), annual needs or a combination of the two. Compare COMMODITY CHARGE.
a fixed fee that is charged to a customer contracted to use our platform services regardless of the volume the customer delivers to the platform
A charge for electricity based on the maximum amount of a system's electricity a customer uses.
Part of an electric service charge that is based on the maximum peak demand (kW) by the facility over the billing period
A charge reflecting the contribution of the customer to the peak demand of the utility. Usually only large electricity customers are given meters that can measure this peak demand, so these are the only customers with a separate demand charge in their rates.
The fixed rate (or rent) for the portion of pipeline capacity needed to serve a customer; a reservation fee for space
The Demand Charge portion of rate design is expected to recover the costs associated with the level of demand for the particular service and will be paid even if no service is taken by the customer; a reservation charge. Included in demand charges are capital-related costs and the cost of operation and maintenance of generation, transmission and distribution.
That part of the charge for electric service based upon the electric capacity (kW) consumed and billed on the basis of billing demand under an applicable rate schedule.
The specified charge to be billed on the basis of the "demand" used by the customer under an applicable Rate Schedule or contract.
a separate charge based upon the demand for electric service by a commercial or industrial customer, based on the investment in facilities necessary to serve them.
The portion of a gas or transportation charge that reflects a customer's contract requirements. Usually a set monthly fee, based on contract requirements.
This charge recovers capital costs and non-fuel expenses associated with a utility's generation, transmission and substation systems. It is based on the Billing Demand. The General Service Rates have flat singular Summer and Winter Season demand charges, except for Small General Service which is zero. The Large Power Service schedule uses four steps of kW and pricing to determine the demand charge.
Applicable to the gas or electricity markets, a price set based on reserved capacity or measured demand, regardless of energy delivered. Demand Charge is also known as Capacity Charge.
A utility company charge based on the highest average or peak power consumed during a given time interval (generally 15 or 30 minutes). It is designed to help a utility recover the fixed costs of generating, transmitting, and distributing a certain amount of electricity at one time.
A component to the electric rates paid by wholesale customers and large retail customers. The demand charge is based on the individual customer's maximum demand occurring on the utility system, within a set time frame.
Also called a capacity charge. A customer charge for utility service that reflects the extent to which a particular customer chooses to purchase a right to draw a certain volume of gas at any time during the year.
A charge imposed by a pipeline or LDC that is designed to recover the pipeline's or LDC's fixed cost of being able to provide service. The demand charge is also referred to as a reservation charge. The demand charge must be paid whether gas is taken or not. Most pipelines charge two-part rates consisting of a demand (reservation) charge and a commodity charge. Some LDCs use two-part rates for large industrial customers, but most distribution rates do not include demand charges. [ frais liés à la demande
The sum to be paid by a large electricity consumer for its peak usage level.
That portion of the charge or rate for gas service based upon the customer's demand characteristics.
The portion of a rate for gas service which insures the availability of gas on the coldest day of the year.
The portion of an energy supply charge intended to recover the costs associated with the customerâ€(tm)s level of demand, payable even if no service is taken by the customer, e.g., a reservation charge. Demand charges may include the cost of operation and maintenance of generation, transmission, and distribution facilities.
A charge for the maximum rate at which energy is used during peak hours of a billing period. That part of a utility service charged for on the basis of the possible demand as distinguished from the energy actually consumed.