SECO switching to time of day billing
 

SECO services most of TV as the electric utility. They have plans to switch all customers from a .11 first 1,000 kWh, .13 above 1,000 kWh: to a three tier time of day pricing plan.

Super off peak (SOP) .06 per kWh
Off peak (OP) .09
Peak (P). .23

April-Oct
12-6am SOP
6-2pm OP
2-6pm P
6-12 OP

Nov-Mar
12-6am SOP
6-9am P
9-12 OP

The SECO rep that I spoke to didn't know when this will be put in place. But the rates have been established so it's clearly not too distant.

Thanks for the information. I will have to look into getting a better thermostat so I can adjust the HVAC settings to have the system run way less during the peak hours.

Thanks for this info. However, please check the times.

Well we are going to pay a lot more

What is the source of this info?

I would think SECO would have to announce this in advance of implementation, perhaps in the SECO newsletter.

They do have an incentive program which you can sign up for if you charge your EV during Super Off Peak hours. (In the newsletter).

Hi SECO is the source, call them and ask for yourself. Call them if you have an inkling of doubt

Why don't they announce it themselves?, call them and ask them yourself. Good luck with that call as you would effectively be asking why they have poor dissemination of information.

Your welcome that I told you.

Interesting since I do not believe the current meters or metering system would be able to support REAL TIME metering. To do what is being "reported" requires one way (possibly two way) communication to the utility, or meters with accurate TOD clocks and the ability to store all of this information for a monthly reading.
The other item to consider is if Duke and Florida Power actually have similar rates in place for SECO to buy power at the proposed levels to support the proposed rates. If have not seen any announcements from either of these utilities, or associated news article about the very significant changes to rates, ALL of which require approval from Florida government.
Just my humble opinion.

Change the timing of your pool equipment.

Call them and ask them why they have not done this. I have met the SECO PR person professionally ( not about this topic), I was not impressed nor surprised there has been no mention of this. Any SECO customer service representative will tell you if specifically asked.

Will these new rates require smart meters, why yes, it will. Do new home installs have smart meters already, probably. Will this deployment/retrofit take time, yes it will, probably by subcontractors.

Why hasn't your paid elected SECO trustee told you about this?, I have met her and no I wasn't impressed. BTW she isn't a TV resident. Interesting that three TV residents ran against her this spring.

I suspect an official announcement will come out with the deployment of smart meters. In the meantime at least I told you about it.

Got fully programmable digital thermostat last year, even without these rates it was a VERY prudent purchase !

Which brand did you get?

This price structure seems to incentivize gas heat

Nov-Mar
6-9am P

Most have SECO? Really? We don't have Florida Power. We don't even have Duke Electric like the houses behind us. We get our electricity from the City of Leesburg. The few times we lost power the houses behind us did not making me wish we had Duke. Good luck with your time of use billing. Don't ever sign up for letting them decide when to cycle your power.

It looks like it is going to be really expensive to use the air conditioner in the summer afternoons!!

Tinker raises a good point. Those of us without “smart” meters with the ability to record/report TOD useage could not be subject to this billing method. Or would we? Maybe by applying a temporary weighted rate equivalent to those with meters until new meters are installed?