Are you saying the "tiering" (for lack of a better term) is on a daily basis? I would think that is incredible unfavorable to the customer.
At least for E-1 (NOT E-6), I think the tiering is based on monthly basis even though the allocation of the baseline amount is per day.
Put it another way: each day per account get a baseline amount (say 10kWh), then you get to use 300kWh (10kWh x 30 days) over the entire month. PGE does not determine if you are over the baseline on a daily basis. In stead, it make the decision over a billing cycle (typically 30 days). Over this 30 day period, you get the benefit of averaging the usage over the period. You get to use all the baseline amount for the entire 30 days period first. So if there are several super hot days in the beginning of the month, but the rest of the month is cool, then you still have a chance to stay in the lower tire for the month.
On the other hand, if the "tiering" is on daily basis, then you will immediately be penalized for the AC use on any single hot day.
At least for E-1 (NOT E-6), I think the tiering is based on monthly basis even though the allocation of the baseline amount is per day.
Put it another way: each day per account get a baseline amount (say 10kWh), then you get to use 300kWh (10kWh x 30 days) over the entire month. PGE does not determine if you are over the baseline on a daily basis. In stead, it make the decision over a billing cycle (typically 30 days). Over this 30 day period, you get the benefit of averaging the usage over the period. You get to use all the baseline amount for the entire 30 days period first. So if there are several super hot days in the beginning of the month, but the rest of the month is cool, then you still have a chance to stay in the lower tire for the month.
On the other hand, if the "tiering" is on daily basis, then you will immediately be penalized for the AC use on any single hot day.
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