Tariff Time Periods - Custom Labels

Ideas
#1

Hi,

My electricity supplier have recently release a new / replacement Time of Use tariff. The previous ToU tariff had: Peak, Off-peak and Shoulder rates. The new ToU introduces new labels for the different rates, namely ‘Super Off Peak’, ‘Off Peak’ and ‘Peak’.

Whilst I am not on a ToU plan I do log my consumption with ToU configured ( same $ / kWh for each ) so that I can more easily compare the difference between the ToU and Flat Rate tariffs. The last time I checked I would be around 20% worse off on the ToU plan.

Would it be possible to alter the existing Time Period categories [ Peak, Peak 2, Shoulder, Shoulder 2, Shoulder 3, High Shoulder, High Shoulder 2, High Shoulder 3 and Off Peak ].

Potentially just calling them A … I and allowing the System Owner to provide an alias?

In my case A → Peak, B → Off Peak and C → Super Off Peak. For other system owners the labels may be entirely different.

The problem is that if I make Peak → Peak and Off Peak → Off Peak what do I make ‘Super Off Peak’?

Just a thought.

Thanks.

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#2

The most logical choice would be to use ‘Shoulder’.

Usually the ‘Off peak’ period is used to capture any time period that isn’t within the other 3 (peak, shoulder, high shoulder) time ranges.

There might be an option in the future to customise the labeling of time periods.

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#3

As my TOU has 2 peaks and one goes from 3pm to 1am I have to use a high shoulder for the 12 to 1 otherwise it doesn’t work. I agree an option to name them would be nice but once setup is only an issue when you have to remember how you done it.

#4

my provider has now added an option for super offpeak
is there a way to create time periods and label them rather than only have 2 peak 3 shoulder and 3 high shoulder?

#5

It would be easier to allow the current 9 tariff labels (peak → off peak) to be user customised.

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#6

That would work. Being able to label the current ones would give great flexibility. There is only 3 peak slots but I had to do 3 so had to use a high shoulder. Now my super off peak is put into high shoulder and trying to compare things has made it quite difficult