Critical Peak Pricing (CPP)

The Critical Peak Pricing (CPP) program benefits you by providing lower energy rates on non-CPP event days in exchange for higher rates on CPP event days. You can maximize your savings by reducing or shifting your energy usage away from the CPP event window on CPP event days. The CPP program includes optional rate protection for the first 12 months.

How It Works

CPP participants are notified through PG&E's InterAct by 3 p.m. the business day before a CPP event is to be called.
All electric usage during summer on-peak and partial-peak hours is discounted on days when no CPP events are called.
On CPP event days, higher "critical peak" energy charges will be assessed for all electric usage that occurs weekdays between noon and 6 p.m. as follows:
- Moderate Price Period:
  Noon to 3 p.m. customers will be charged approximately three times the partial-peak energy rate shown on their otherwise applicable rate schedule.
- High Price Period:
  3 p.m. to 6 p.m. customers will be charged approximately five times the on-peak energy rate shown on their otherwise applicable rate schedule.
Your regular electric service bills will continue to be calculated each month based on your actual recorded monthly demands and energy usage.

Qualifying for CPP

You qualify for CPP if you meet all of the following requirements:

Currently a PG&E bundled customer.
Your electric service is billed on one of the following rate schedules: A-10 TOU, E-19 (including E-19 Voluntary), E-20, AG-4 (option C or F only), AG-5 (option C or F only).
Your electric service has had a billed maximum demand of 200 kW or greater during any one of the past 12 billing months.
Must have an e-mail address and Internet access.
Must have an alphanumeric pager or a cell phone that is capable of receiving text messages.
Not participating in PG&E's Scheduled Load Reduction Program (SLRP), Base Interruptible Program (BIP), Optional Binding Mandatory Curtailment (OBMC) Program, Pilot Optional Binding Mandatory Curtailment (POBMC) Program, Business Energy Coalition (BEC) Program, Capacity Bidding Program (CBP), or any PG&E sponsored non-tariff demand response program.
Service Agreements under 200 kW can enroll as part of a multiple meter premise provided 1) at least one Service Agreement has a maximum demand of at least 200 kW within the past 12 months, 2) each Service Agreement takes service from PG&E under the same federal tax identification number, and 3) all Service Agreements are located on one parcel or on contiguous parcels.

Equipment Requirement

You must have an interval meter that can be read remotely by PG&E. If you do not have an electric interval meter that can be read remotely by PG&E, we will install one at no cost to you provided you meet the minimum program requirements and agree to remain in the program for at least one full year.

Incentives

Participants in the CPP may elect to take advantage of incentive programs:

During summer months, a credit or charge will appear on your regular monthly electric bill.
The optional Rate Protection provides you with 100 percent protection against paying energy rates greater than you pay now under your current rate schedule. This Rate Protection is for the first 12 consecutive months of program participation.

Additional Information

For more information about how your business can benefit from our demand response programs, contact your PG&E Account Representative or call PG&E at 1-800-468-4743.

Tariff Information

Please review the tariff (PDF, 156 KB) for this program carefully, as it contains additional details not provided here.

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