Southern California Edison's (SCE) Real-Time Pricing (RTP-2) (PDF) is available to customers with a maximum demand greater than 500 kW. This rate is beneficial to customers with the flexibility to shift or reduce energy usage based on temperature-driven pricing variations. RTP-2 customers can also take advantage of additional savings by participating in SCE’s Time-of-Use Base Interruptible Program (TOU-BIP).
How the Program Works
Under Rate Schedule RTP-2, customers are billed hourly electricity prices that vary based on the time of day, season and temperature.
SCE’s summer season begins on June 1 and continues until October 1 of each year. The winter season begins October 1 and continues until June 1 of the following year. Holidays are recognized as off-peak periods. Holidays falling on Sunday are recognized as off-peak on the following Monday (there is no change for holidays that fall on Saturday).
Temperature monitoring is the key to determining the cost benefit achieved with Rate Schedule RTP-2. Temperatures are based on the prior day’s Downtown Los Angeles high, as recorded by the National Weather Service and accessed by the customer for monitoring purposes at www.wrh.noaa.gov/lox/. When weather data is not available from Los Angeles, data collected from the Long Beach Airport is used.
Who Can Participate
Rate Schedule RTP-2 is available to customers with:
- A maximum demand greater than 500 kW
- The flexibility to shift or reduce energy usage based on temperature-driven pricing variations
- Interval meters
Easy to Participate
For details about how to participate in Rate Schedule RTP-2, contact your SCE Account Representative, or call 1-800-990-7788.