"Time-of-use rates" for electricity working in Newmarket

Consumers in Newmarket are responding to “time-of-use” (TOU) rates by using less electricity during the higher-priced on-peak and mid-peak periods and shifting some of that consumption to the off-peak periods of weekends and holidays.

That’s the conclusion of Ontario’s largest study to date of TOU rates and their effect on residential electricity consumption.

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