Fixed Delivery Billing Plan – General Frequently Asked Questions
The Fixed Delivery Billing Plan makes it easier to manage your energy costs. Your fixed delivery level (measured in kW) will stay constant each month based on how you’ve used energy in the past. Every 12 months, your delivery level is updated based on your use that past year. The Fixed Delivery Billing Plan makes it easier to manage your energy costs. Your fixed delivery level (measured in kW) will stay constant each month based on how you’ve used energy in the past.
Overages apply Monday through Friday, June 1 through September 30, from noon to 8 p.m. If you exceed your delivery level during these summer peak hours, you will be charged for the excess at summer peak prices. Overages do not apply all other hours, weekends and holidays. Every 12 months, your delivery level is updated based on your use that past year.
On your previous billing plan, the delivery portion of your electric bill changed from month to month based on how you used energy each billing cycle. On the Fixed Delivery Billing Plan, the delivery portion of your monthly electric bill is fixed at a level that is customized based on how you’ve used energy in the past, so you’ll have a better idea of what to expect each month and can manage your energy use and costs more easily.
How you use energy this year will determine next year’s fixed delivery level. Your updated fixed delivery level will be based on when you choose to use electricity and how much electricity your devices use at once. To lower your delivery level next year, use fewer devices at once today.
The number of kW is equal to your fixed delivery level included in your plan. This was calculated based on your own average monthly usage over 12 months.
After your first month enrolled on the new plan, you’ll be able to see your fixed delivery level and delivery charges on My Account and your bill. Also, you can call us for your fixed delivery level at 212-358-4561.
On the Fixed Delivery Billing Plan, you’ll pay $18.10 per kW. Multiply this by the total amount of kW included in your plan to get your monthly delivery charges. Log into My Account to view your fixed delivery level and monthly charges, or look on your bill.
A typical billing cycle is 30 days long. Delivery charges will vary slightly based on the length of the billing cycle. The same as your previous plan, a customer charge, plus applicable taxes and surcharges, also apply.
Your delivery level will be the same each month, except June 1 through September 30, for the first year, even if you exceed your delivery level.
If you exceed your delivery level during summer peak hours, you will be charged $23.94 per additional kW on your next bill. For all other times, the delivery portion of your bill won’t change for the first year, even if you exceed your delivery level. However, if you consistently exceed your delivery level, your fixed delivery level may increase after 12 months on the plan.
A typical billing cycle is 30 days long. Delivery charges will vary slightly based on the length of the billing cycle. The same as your previous plan, a customer charge, plus applicable taxes and surcharges, also apply.
Large appliances like clothes washers, electric clothes dryers, space heaters, air conditioners, dishwashers, and electric stoves or ovens use the most energy. Running multiple large appliances at once during an hourly period requires more power than running just one appliance. Therefore, the more large appliances running at once, the more it costs to deliver energy to power them.
It means how much energy your large electric devices use within a 60-minute period. For example, if you use your air conditioner, dishwasher, and clothes washer during the same 60-minute period, your home will be using more electricity at once.
The 60-minute periods used to measure your energy use begin on the hour, or every 15 minutes thereafter. For example, a 60-minute period is 3:15 to 4:15 pm during weekdays. Your three highest 60-minute periods during peak hours and off-peak hours are averaged to determine your billable demand for each month and then averaged to calculate your monthly fixed delivery level.
Any time your energy use goes up, your bill will typically be higher as well (when compared with months when you used less energy).
But if you stagger when you use your devices, distributing energy steadily over the course of the day, you could actually pay less on the Fixed Delivery Billing Plan than you would have on your prior rate.