Who in Maryland has applied for the Pepco Time of Use Discounted EV Charging?

[David.85D]

They’ve increased the fixed part of the bill (admin fee, etc) on my home account, which really distorts the charges with small amounts of power purchased.

Something to check...

 

[Redmiata98]

Check the actual clock time that you start using what you think is off peak. They may have changed the times and it is also a good idea to start a half hour after the start time to allow for differences in time synchronization. I use Dominion (VA) and there software was off from real time. They had the problem for 3 months before they admitted the timing error and had to issue credits for the customer overpayments.

 

[Bluchip]

Hi I have been part of this program since 2015. Something strange happened in the last few months. I have a dedicated charger and a separate meter. In September, 2018 I used 236 kw and paid $28.76. In April 2019, I used 258kw and was charged $26.11. By September, I used 270 kw and the Bill went to $41.89. In October, I used 372 kw and was charged $49.14. All of the charging is off peak. Any thought from other Pepco users as to what is going on?

 

[Grayson73]

I just applied for the program. My quick and dirty calculation says I would have saved $7 this past month.

 

[David.85D]

My understanding is that the on peak rate is much higher than the standard offer. Are you sure about the pricing?

I looked at it and it only made sense with a separate meter just for charging, which is pricey up front.

 

[Grayson73]

My understanding is that the on peak rate is much higher than the standard offer. Are you sure about the pricing?

I looked at it and it only made sense with a separate meter just for charging, which is pricey up front.

Yes, for August, I paid .10065 for Peak, .07569 for Int-Peak, and .07631 for Off-Peak. The R-PIV plan is .14185 for Peak and .05909 for Off-peak.

I was told that "if you install solar panels to your home, you do become a net metering customer. Once customers are net metering customers, they are not eligible for the RPIV rate." I'm planning on installing solar so I decided not to join the plan since they'd remove me anyway.

I was also told that I'm currently a "Residential Time Metering (RTM) customer with a varying rate. Your existing RTM rate already incentivizes off-peak charging. Additionally, the rate increase for on-peak hours is generally lower on the RTM rate than the R-PIV rate so the rate you are currently on offers more flexibility. The RTM program has reached its capacity and is not accepting new customers."