Significant savings is available by programming your thermostat to schedule your air conditioning.
The largest fixed cost in your ComEd hourly electricity bill is usually the “Capacity Charge.” The Capacity Charge is a fixed monthly cost based on your electricity usage during the ten hours in the previous summer where the system-wide and ComEd-area load was highest.
By pre-cooling your [...]
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Program your thermostat for ComEd hourly electricity savings
Introduction to ComEd hourly electricity pricing
ComEd has two electricity pricing plans: (1) the standard plan that is based on a fixed rate, and (2) an hourly pricing plan.
ComEd is northern Illinois’ electricity utility and the hourly pricing plan is more formally known as the Residential Real-Time Pricing (RRTP) program, which began in 2007.
You can probably save money by selecting the [...]