Residential Time of Use for California
Liberty Utilities Time of Use (TOU) rate provides you with a choice. Customers who are willing to use less electricity during periods when the total demand of energy is highest (the peak), will save money by shifting their usage to times with lower rates.
Some customers could even save 15% off their annual electricity bill if they decide to use less electricity during these peak periods (see charts on right for times). It's that simple with Time of Use rates: lower your peak usage, lower your bill.
Benefits of the Time-Of-Use Program:
- There's no risk in trying TOU due to the Guaranteed Lowest Rate* feature.
- Shifting your on-peak usage to off-peak will keep your rates down.
- Preserves the environment.
- Signing up is easy. Start saving now
Notice: In order to participate in this TOU Rate program, you must allow Liberty Utilities access to your electric meter. Participation, however, is not guaranteed. You must be pre-qualified.
* Guaranteed Lowest Rate (GLR): If after the first 12-month period, we find that you have spent more on the TOU Rate than you would have spent on the standard rate, we will refund the difference and restore you to the standard rate (if you choose).
In order to receive the annual savings associated with being on the TOU rate, you are required to remain on the program for a full 12 months.
Permanent Residential Customers*
| Winter On-Peak | October 1 - May 31 | Baseline $0.19012 kWh |
| 5:01 - 10 p.m. daily | Excess $0.20046 kWh | |
| Winter Off-Peak | October 1 - May 31 | Baseline $0.08880 kWh |
| All other hours | Excess $0.09915 kWh | |
| Summer On-Peak | June 1 - September 30 | Baseline $0.29763 kWh |
| 1:01 - 10 p.m. daily | Excess $0.30797 kWh | |
| Summer Off-Peak | June 1 - September 30 | Baseline $0.08880 kWh |
| All other hours | Excess $0.09915 kWh |
*This rate applies to customers who are full-time permanent residents of the home in our service territory.
CARE Residential Customers*
| Winter On-Peak | October 1 - May 31 | Baseline $0.15132 kWh |
| 5:01 - 10 p.m. daily | Excess $0.15960 kWh | |
| Winter Off-Peak | October 1 - May 31 | Baseline $0.07027 kWh |
| All other hours | Excess $0.07855 kWh | |
| Summer On-Peak | June 1 - September 30 | Baseline $0.23733 kWh |
| 1:01 - 10 p.m. daily | Excess $0.24560 kWh | |
| Summer Off-Peak | June 1 - September 30 | Baseline $0.07027 kWh |
| All other hours | Excess $0.07855 kWh |
*Low-income California residents may qualify for a discount on their monthly electric bill through California Alternative Rates for Energy (CARE) for Permanent Primary Residential Customers. Learn more about CARE here.
Time-Of-Use Terms and Conditions
- The TOU Rate will become effective on the next full billing cycle after the TOU meter is installed and stay in effect for twelve months.
- Liberty Utilities requires full physical access monthly to this TOU meter.
- All Liberty Utilities rates are subject to change by the California Public Utility Commission.
- Liberty Utilities is authorized to release billing and load information to agents of Liberty Utilities for the sole purpose of providing services relating to the TOU Rate program.
- Liberty Utilities guarantees that customers participating in the TOU Rate will not spend more for electricity in the first year billed on the TOU Rate than they would have been billed on the Standard Rate.
- In order to participate in this TOU Rate program, you must allow Liberty Utilities access to the electric meter on your home. Participation however, is not guaranteed. You must be pre-qualified.