This results in robust process control. Meet all equipment constraints. Meet all process constraints. Meet energy requirements at minimum costs. This type of rate schedule has a demand component and fixed energy price for peak and off-peak periods.
Interval demand is the average purchased power over an interval.
Exceeding a previously set peak demand may cost hundreds of thousands of dollars. That's because a new peak demand is usually the minimum demand charge for the following 12 months. RTP is a new type of rate schedule offered to industrial customers that has no demand charge or demand interval. Instead, the price of electricity varies on an hourly basis. Customers can purchase all the power they need without worrying about setting a new peak demand.