Time-of-Use Period Grandfathering for NEM Customers
Our new Time-of-Use (TOU) periods for our electric rates went into effect on December 1, 2017. However, eligible customers may continue billing under existing TOU periods for a specific period of time, as described below.
Current TOU Periods For Residential Rate Schedule DR-SES
| Summer On-Peak | 11 a.m. - 6 p.m. Monday through Friday, excluding Holidays |
| Summer Semi-Peak | 6 a.m. – 11 a.m. and 6 p.m. – 10 p.m. Monday through Friday, excluding Holidays |
| Summer Off-Peak |
10 p.m. – 6 a.m. Weekdays, and all hours on Weekends and Holidays |
| Winter Semi-Peak | 6 a.m. – 6 p.m. Monday through Friday, excluding Holidays |
| Winter Off-Peak | 6 p.m. – 6 a.m. Weekdays, and all hours on Weekends and Holidays |
Current TOU Periods For General Service Non-Residential Rates
| Summer On-Peak | 11 a.m. - 6 p.m. Monday through Friday, excluding Holidays |
| Summer Semi-Peak | 6 a.m. – 11 a.m. and 6 p.m. – 10 p.m. Monday through Friday, excluding Holidays |
| Summer Off-Peak | 10 p.m. – 6 a.m. Weekdays, and all hours on Weekends and Holidays |
| Winter On-Peak | 5 p.m. – 8 p.m. Monday through Friday, excluding Holidays |
| Winter Semi-Peak | 6 a.m. – 5 p.m. and 8 p.m. – 10 p.m. Monday through Friday, excluding Holidays |
| Winter Off-Peak | 10 p.m. – 6 a.m. Weekdays, and all hours on Weekends and Holidays |
Seasons:
Summer May 1 – October 31
Winter November 1 – April 30
New TOU Periods – Effective December 1, 2017
| On-Peak | 4 p.m. - 9 p.m. daily |
| Off-Peak | All Other Times |
| Super Off-Peak | 12 a.m. - 2 p.m. Weekends and Holidays / 12 a.m. – 6 a.m. Weekdays |
New Seasons:
Summer June 1 – October 31
Winter November 1 – May 31
*Effective December 1, 2017 all electric rates that vary by season will use the New Seasons listed above. The legacy seasons are not included under TOU Period Grandfathering.
Current TOU Periods For Residential Rate Schedule NEM – CPUC Decision D.17-01-006
The first phase of Residential Default TOU rate rollout begins in early 2018 with full implementation completed in 2019. With certain exceptions, default TOU rates will apply to all residential customers, including customers receiving service under Schedule NEM, who are not covered by TOU Period Grandfathering.
Customers receiving service under Schedule NEM aren’t required to be billed under a TOU rate and will have the opportunity to opt out of default TOU rates.
Customers receiving service under Schedule NEM may also switch and receive service under Schedule NEM-ST.
If a customer receiving service under Schedule NEM is already billing under a TOU rate and has received the service for less than five years from the date the original Permission to Operate was issued, the customer will automatically receive TOU Period Grandfathering for a period of up to five years, unless the customer chooses to opt out of TOU Period Grandfathering,
TOU Period Grandfathering begins on the date permission to operate was originally issued and will continue for up to five years; however, it will not extend beyond 7/31/2022.
Schedule DR-TOU was closed to new customers in January 2015.
Customers currently billing under Schedule DR-TOU will maintain their current TOU periods through 2019.
Schedule NEM-ST: Residential Customers – CPUC Decision D.16-01-044
Customers receiving service under schedule NEM-ST can be billed under an applicable TOU rate at any time.
Customers who receive permission to operate on or before 3/30/2018 (120 days after the 12/1/17 effective date of SDG&E’s 2016 GRC P2 TOU rates) can:
- Take service under a TOU rate that uses the new TOU Periods; or
- Take service under tiered rates in effect at the time Permission to Operate was issued.
Customers who receive permission to operate before the SDG&E’s 2016 GRC P2 TOU Rates can:
- Take service under a TOU rate that uses the new TOU Periods; or
- Take service under a TOU rate that uses existing TOU Periods in effect at the time Permission to Operate was issued; or
- Take service under existing tiered rates in effect at the time Permission to Operate was issued.
Eligible customers will receive TOU Period Grandfathering for up to five years from the date Permission to Operate was issued.
Customers who receive permission to operate after 3/30/2018 and customers switching to this schedule from a different NEM schedule are required to be billed under an applicable TOU rate and do not have the ability to opt-out to a non-TOU rate.
If a customer does not make an election, the applicable default rate is Schedule DR-SES.