Would Time-of-Use cut your business bill?

Important: bigger savings need lifestyle changes

The estimate improves only if your operations change. Savings come from moving when your business uses power, away from 2pm–10pm on weekdays. For example:

• Move batch heating, compressors, forklift and battery charging, and other flexible machines to before 2pm, after 10pm or onto weekends.
• Pre-cool and run chillers or cold rooms harder before 2pm. Do ice-making, dishwashing and laundry in the morning.
• Stagger machine start-ups, or move shift times, so your highest demand falls outside the weekday 2pm–10pm window (factories on maximum demand).
• Keep the 2pm–10pm load flat: one demand spike in the window can set the charge for the whole month.

If your operating hours can’t move, Time-of-Use can cost you more than the standard tariff.