{"id":40374,"date":"2022-08-16T10:00:07","date_gmt":"2022-08-16T17:00:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mcecleanenergy.org\/what-your-small-business-needs-to-know-about-time-of-use-rates\/"},"modified":"2024-06-12T17:21:21","modified_gmt":"2024-06-13T00:21:21","slug":"what-your-small-business-needs-to-know-about-time-of-use-rates","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mcecleanenergy.org\/tl\/what-your-small-business-needs-to-know-about-time-of-use-rates\/","title":{"rendered":"Ang Kailangang Malaman ng Iyong Maliit na Negosyo Tungkol sa Mga Rate ng Time-of-Use"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"40374\" class=\"elementor elementor-40374\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-32650334 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"32650334\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-31828438 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"31828438\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><em>kailan<\/em> gumagamit ka ng kuryente ay mahalaga <em>magkano<\/em> kuryenteng ginagamit mo. Karamihan sa mga gumagamit ng kuryente ay nasa a <u><a href=\"https:\/\/mcecleanenergy.org\/tl\/tou\/#:~:text=With%20Time%2Dof%2DUse%20rate,a%20non%2DTOU%20rate%20plan.\">Time-of-Use (TOU) rate plan<\/a>,<\/u>\u00a0 na sumusuporta sa paglipat ng estado sa mas malinis na enerhiya habang pinapanatili ang pagiging maaasahan ng enerhiya. Nakakatulong ang mga rate ng TOU na bawasan ang mga carbon emissions sa pamamagitan ng pagpapababa ng pangangailangan para sa mga mapagkukunan ng fossil fuel at pagtaas ng paggamit ng solar at iba pang nababagong mapagkukunan.<\/p><p><strong>Ano ang plano sa rate ng TOU?<\/strong><\/p><p>Kung ikukumpara sa mga tiered na rate, mas tumpak na ipinapakita ng pagpepresyo ng TOU ang halaga ng kuryente sa oras na ubusin mo ito. Kapag mataas ang electric demand, mas mataas (peak) na presyo para sa enerhiya ang sinisingil. Sa mga oras na mas mababa ang konsumo at demand, sinisingil ang mas mababang (off-peak) na mga presyo para sa enerhiya. Para sa maliliit at katamtamang negosyo, nag-iiba ang rate na ito batay sa oras ng taon.<\/p><p>Karamihan sa mga negosyo ay nakakaranas ng mga pinakamataas na rate mula 4\u22129 pm araw-araw kabilang ang mga katapusan ng linggo at mga pista opisyal. Ang mga mas lumang rate ng plano ay nag-aalok pa rin ng peak times mula 12\u22126 pm Lunes hanggang Biyernes maliban sa mga holiday. Maaaring makatulong sa iyong negosyo na makatipid ng pera ang paglipat sa isang bagong plano ng rate na may peak sa gabi. Mag-log in sa iyong PG&amp;E account gamit ang isa sa mga sumusunod na link upang matukoy kung aling rate plan ang iyong ginagamit at makita ang mga personalized na paghahambing ng rate:<\/p><ul><li><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pge.com\/en_US\/small-medium-business\/small-medium-business.page\">Mga Maliit at Katamtamang Negosyo<\/a><\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pge.com\/en_US\/large-business\/large-business.page\">Malaking Negosyo<\/a><\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pge.com\/en_US\/residential\/rate-plans\/rate-plan-options\/understanding-rate-plans\/understanding-rate-plans.page\">Mga Opsyon sa Plano sa Rate ng TOU<\/a><\/span><\/li><\/ul><p>\u00a0<\/p><p><strong>Ano ang pakinabang ng TOU?<\/strong><\/p><p>Hinihikayat ka ng istraktura ng pagpepresyo ng TOU na gumamit ng kuryente kapag mas mababa ang demand at mas mura ang kuryente. Nakakatulong ito upang maibsan ang strain sa electric grid sa mga oras ng peak. Sinusuportahan din ng mga rate ng TOU ang isang mas malinis na grid ng kuryente sa pamamagitan ng paghikayat sa paggamit ng enerhiya sa mga oras na sagana ang mga renewable. Ang produksyon ng solar ay karaniwang tumataas sa unang bahagi ng hapon, at ang lakas ng hangin ay tumataas sa gabi. Ang pangangailangan sa enerhiya ay may posibilidad na tumaas mula 4\u22129 pm, kapag ang nababagong mapagkukunan ng enerhiya ay wala sa kanilang pinakamataas na produksyon. Kung walang pagtitipid ng enerhiya sa panahong ito, mas malamang na ma-on ang mga nagpaparuming planta ng kuryente sa fossil fuel.<\/p><p style=\"letter-spacing: -0.3px;\">\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-711c49a e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"711c49a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6d73dec elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"6d73dec\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"253\" src=\"https:\/\/mcecleanenergy.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/TOU-education-graphic_renewables_vs_fossil_fuel_800x253.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-43949\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mcecleanenergy.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/TOU-education-graphic_renewables_vs_fossil_fuel_800x253.jpg 800w, https:\/\/mcecleanenergy.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/TOU-education-graphic_renewables_vs_fossil_fuel_800x253-300x95.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mcecleanenergy.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/TOU-education-graphic_renewables_vs_fossil_fuel_800x253-768x243.jpg 768w, https:\/\/mcecleanenergy.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/TOU-education-graphic_renewables_vs_fossil_fuel_800x253-18x6.jpg 18w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e6980e9 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"e6980e9\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f489173 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f489173\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Paano nakikinabang ang TOU sa kapaligiran?<\/strong><\/p><p>Ang mga rate ng TOU ay nakikinabang sa kapaligiran sa pamamagitan ng paghikayat sa iyo na ilipat ang iyong paggamit ng kuryente sa mga oras ng araw kung kailan ang solar energy ay madaling makuha at malayo sa mga oras na ang grid ay kadalasang pinapagana ng mga fossil fuel. Ang pagpapalit ng iyong pangunahing pagkonsumo ng kuryente sa labas ng 4\u22129 pm peak ay nangangahulugan na mas kaunting pangangailangan para sa pagbuo ng fossil fuel sa mga oras na mataas ang demand. Kung maaari mong ilipat ang iyong load sa mga oras ng tanghali (12\u22124 pm), maaari mong linisin ang paglalaba, magluto ng hapunan, at palamigin ang iyong tahanan gamit ang enerhiya na karamihan ay gawa mula sa solar at iba pang nababagong pinagkukunan.<\/p><p>Ang pagbabawas ng paggamit ng fossil fuel ay nagpapabuti sa mga resulta sa kapaligiran at kalusugan, kabilang ang:<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-afe39f7 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"afe39f7\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-92e5699 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"92e5699\" data-element_type=\"container\" 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data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ab00a27 elementor-view-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon\" data-id=\"ab00a27\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon\">\n\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" id=\"Layer_1\" width=\"134.49\" height=\"122.32\" viewbox=\"0 0 134.49 122.32\"><path d=\"M13.47,118.5c-1.84,3.49-6.17,4.83-9.66,2.99-3.49-1.84-4.83-6.17-2.99-9.66,0,0,2.47-6.64,9.53-15.83,7.06-9.19,14.64-14.04,14.64-14.04,0,0-5.28-35.24,16.17-50.55,21.45-15.32,49.28-7.66,62.04-11.49,12.77-3.83,23.23-19.91,23.23-19.91,7.15,0,19.83,69.02-16.85,98.55-34.04,27.41-67.57,7.83-77.36-3.83,0,0-6.11,4.62-11.15,10.98-4.85,6.13-7.61,12.8-7.61,12.8\" stroke-width=\"0\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-44625f9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"44625f9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Mas mahusay na kalidad ng hangin, lalo na sa mga komunidad na malapit sa fossil fuel power plant<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ae4bae8 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"ae4bae8\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t<div data-particle_enable=\"false\" 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klima<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a09d32f e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"a09d32f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3b7750a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3b7750a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong style=\"text-align: var(--text-align); font-family: var( --e-global-typography-primary-font-family ), Sans-serif; font-size: var( --e-global-typography-primary-font-size ); letter-spacing: var( --e-global-typography-primary-letter-spacing ); color: var( --e-global-color-7349a84 );\">Makakatipid ka ba ng pera sa mga rate ng TOU?<\/strong><\/p><p>Ganap! Kapag ikaw ay nasa isang TOU rate plan, maaari kang makinabang mula sa mas mababang mga rate sa pamamagitan ng paglipat ng iyong pagkonsumo ng enerhiya sa off-peak hours. Hindi mo lang ibababa ang iyong bill, ngunit susuportahan mo rin ang hinaharap ng malinis na enerhiya ng California.<\/p><p><strong>Ano ang maaari kong gawin upang mapababa ang aking singil sa plano ng TOU?<\/strong><\/p><p>Mapapadali ng maliliit na pagsasaayos na babaan ang iyong singil gamit ang isang TOU rate plan.<\/p><ul><li>Magpatakbo ng mga pangunahing appliances (mga dishwasher, washer, dryer, oven) bago ang 4 pm o pagkatapos ng 9 pm<\/li><li>Kapag gumagamit ka ng kuryente sa peak hours, gumawa ng maliliit na pagsasaayos tulad ng pagtaas ng temperatura sa iyong thermostat sa 78 degrees sa mas maiinit na buwan, paggamit ng natural na ilaw mula sa mga bintana, at pag-unplug ng mga appliances na hindi mo ginagamit.<\/li><li>Magpatupad ng mga upgrade sa kahusayan ng enerhiya na nagpapababa sa iyong paggamit sa pangkalahatan. Kasama sa madaling pag-upgrade ang pagdaragdag ng insulation, pagpapalit ng mga lumang bombilya, at paglilinis ng iyong mga air filter.<\/li><\/ul><p>\u00a0<\/p><p><strong>Paano makakatulong ang MCE?<\/strong><\/p><p>Para sa mga negosyo, nag-aalok ang MCE ng mga programa upang bawasan ang iyong carbon footprint at makatulong na mapababa ang iyong pagkonsumo ng enerhiya at ang iyong singil.<\/p><ul><li>Ang aming <a href=\"https:\/\/mcecleanenergy.org\/tl\/strategic-energy-management\/\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Strategic Energy Management na programa<\/span><\/a> ay maaaring makatulong sa iyo na bawasan ang iyong paggamit ng enerhiya ng 3\u221215% sa pamamagitan ng pagpapatupad ng mga pagbabago sa pagpapatakbo na maaaring makatipid sa iyo ng pera.<\/li><li>ng MCE <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mcecleanenergy.org\/tl\/business-savings\/\">Komersyal na Enerhiya Efficiency program<\/a><\/span> nag-aalok ng mga rebate para sa mga hakbang sa pagtitipid ng enerhiya na higit pang magpapababa sa iyong singil.<\/li><\/ul><p>\u00a0<\/p><p><strong>Paano ko matutulungan ang aking mga empleyado na malaman ang tungkol sa mga rate ng TOU?<\/strong><\/p><p>Karamihan sa mga residential na customer ay inilipat na ngayon sa isang TOU rate. Tulungan ang iyong mga empleyado na magtipid ng enerhiya sa pamamagitan ng paghikayat sa mga kasanayan sa matalinong enerhiya sa trabaho at sa bahay. Halimbawa, para sa mga empleyadong nagmamaneho ng EV, samantalahin ang mga MCE <a href=\"https:\/\/mcecleanenergy.org\/tl\/ev-charging\/\">EV charging station program<\/a> para mag-alok ng EV charging para sa iyong mga empleyado sa trabaho. Hinihikayat ng programang ito ng rebate ang pagsingil ng EV sa kalagitnaan ng araw kung kailan madaling magagamit ang solar energy, na nagpapalipat-lipat ng load sa labas ng mga oras ng matataas na oras.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>When you use electricity matters as much as how much electricity you use. 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