PG&E, which delivers the electricity we purchase for our customers, has created a three-year Hourly Flex Pricing pilot program to help businesses save money on their power bills and spread demand for electricity across a broader timespan everyday.
Both small and large businesses are eligible for this program, which runs through 2027.
How Hourly Flex Pricing Works
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- PG&E will let you know the next day’s hourly electrical rates 24 hours in advance.
- You’ll be able to set the timers on mechanized processes, EV charging stations, and other smart devices at your office or manufacturing facility so they run when rates are low.
- The more of your power usage you shift to these lower-rate times, the more you’ll save!
- Because this is a pilot program, you’ll continue to see VCE’s standard commercial rates on your monthly bills. However, PG&E will track all the times you’ve used power at the lower HFP rates. (And you won’t be charged when the Hourly Flex Pricing rates are higher.)
- At the end of 12 months, you’ll receive a credit for any savings you’ve accumulated.
Reminder: On average, VCE customers save 2.5% on their monthly electric bills compared to PG&E customers. That won’t change!
Eligibility
Participating businesses must be on, or switch to, one of the following rate plans:
- Business Low Use Alternative (B6)
- Business Medium Use (B10)
- Business Medium-High Use (B19)
- Business High Use (B20)
- Business customers can be enrolled in Peak Day Pricing or Emergency Load Reduction Program Subgroup A1 and A3.
Businesses can also enroll in Hourly Flex Pricing for Battery Electric Vehicles.
Net Energy Metering customers will be eligible for Hourly Flex Pricing in the future, but cannot enroll at this time. Other exclusions may apply. See the “Quick Q&A” section of the main HFP page.
How to Enroll
We are working with PG&E to offer this new pilot program to our customers. Visit PG&E’s Hourly Flex Pricing signup page to learn more about the program and enroll!