Lou wrote:

"Mark Sauder" wrote in message
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For instance my utility co. offers time of day rates. When I was
participating
the electric rate was about half the normal rate from 7pm to 7am and
all day weekends and holidays, and about twice the normal rate the rest
of the time.

That sounds somewhat askew - what you've just said is that the electric rate
was _never_ the normal rate. You seem to be telling us that if, for
example, the normal rate was ten cents per kilowatt-hour, participants in
this time of day pricing scheme could buy electricity for either five cents
or for twenty cents a kilowatt-hour, but never for ten cents.

Is that right?

Yes, that is correct. I just checked my utility co. web site
HTTP://www.xcelenergy.com and here are their rates.

Normal residential service - 7.092 cents per kWh
Time of day rates peak - 13.633 cents per kWh
Time of day rates off peak - 3.163 cents per kWh

The time of day service is an optional service, if you do not sign up
for it you will be charged the normal residential rates. If you can
move enough of your electric usuage to the off peak time you can save
money.

This is what my electric co. offers, other companies may have different
plans.

Mark