Business Rates

If you use 70% or more of your electricity for agricultural purposes or for water or sewage pumping, and your maximum demand is 500 kW or less, you can receive service under one of these rate schedules.

An Important Definition to Understand Before You Read Further

Some of SCE's agricultural and pumping rate schedules have service charges per horsepower of connected load. Service charges apply in every billing period, including months when little or no energy is used. SCE's other agricultural and pumping rate schedules have demand charges per kilowatt (kW) of maximum demand. Service and demand charges reflect the cost of having transmission and distribution facilities available to meet customer demand whenever it might occur.

Agricultural and Pumping Rate Schedules

• Agricultural Rate Summary (PDF)
• Summer Advantage Incentive (SAI) also known as Critical Peak Pricing (CPP)
• Rate Schedule TOU-PA-Rate A
• Rate Schedule TOU-PA-Rate B
• Rate Schedule TOU-PA-5
• Rate Schedule TOU-PA-SOP
• Rate Schedule AP-I
• Rate Schedule PA-1
• Rate Schedule PA-2
• Rate Schedule PA-RTP

Summer Advantage Incentive (SAI) also known as Critical Peak Pricing (CPP) Option

The Summer Advantage Incentive (SAI) also known as Critical Peak Pricing (CPP) rate is designed to reward participating customers for voluntarily reducing electricity usage, or for shifting usage to off-peak hours. Critical peaks occur a few times during the summer due to weather or system conditions, such as increased demand to the power supply. If your organization can reduce energy demands during these times, the SAI rate may help you save money on your electric bills.

The link below provides more information on this program:

• SAI Fact Sheet (PDF)

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Rate Schedule TOU-PA Rate A, Connected Load Option

Southern California Edison's (SCE's) TOU-PA Rate A, connected load option, is available for customers who use 70 percent or more of their electricity for agricultural, or for water or sewage pumping, and none of the remaining electrical consumption for domestic purposes. Maximum demand must not exceed 500 kilowatts (kW), unless the customer pumps large amounts of water, with 70 percent or more of the water used for agricultural purposes.

The link below provides more information on this program:

• Rate Schedule TOU-PA Rate A, Connected Load Option (PDF)

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Rate Schedule TOU-PA Rate B, Demand Metered Option

Southern California Edison's (SCE's) TOU-PA Rate B, demand metered option, is available for customers who use 70 percent or more of their electricity for agricultural, or for water or sewage pumping, and none of the remaining electrical consumption for domestic purposes. Maximum demand must not exceed 500 kilowatts (kW), unless the customer pumps large amounts of water, with 70 percent or more of the water used for agricultural purposes.

The link below provides more information on this program:

• Rate Schedule TOU-PA Rate B, Demand Metered Option (PDF)

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Rate Schedule TOU-PA-5

Southern California Edison's (SCE's) rate schedule TOU-PA-5 is an option for customers who use 70 percent or more of their electricity for agriculture, or for water or sewage pumping, and none of their remaining electrical consumption for domestic purposes. To be eligible for this rate, a customer must have a minimum of 35 horsepower (hp) of total power connected to the SCE system or 35 kilowatts (kW) of maximum power demand. Maximum power demand must not exceed 500 kW, unless the customer pumps large amounts of water, with 70 percent or more of the water used for agricultural purposes.

The link below provides more information on this program:

• Rate Schedule TOU-PA-5: Time-of-Use, Agricultural and Pumping, Demand Metered (PDF)

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Rate Schedule TOU-PA-SOP

Southern California Edison's (SCE's) rate schedule TOU-PA-SOP is an option for customers who use 70 percent or more of their electricity for agriculture, or for water or sewage pumping, and none of their remaining electrical consumption for domestic purposes. Maximum power demand must not exceed 500 kilowatts (kW), unless the customer pumps large amounts of water, with 70 percent or more of the water used for agricultural purposes. Electrical usage during the Super-Off Peak (SOP) hours, between midnight and 6 a.m., is priced at the lowest rate.

The link below provides more information on this program:

• Rate Schedule TOU-PA-SOP: Time-Of-Use, Agricultural and Pumping, Super Off-Peak, Demand Metered (PDF)

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Rate Schedule AP-I

SCE's Agricultural and Pumping Interruptible (AP-I) Program provides a year-round monthly credit to eligible agricultural and pumping customers who elect to allow SCE to temporarily interrupt electric service to their total load served. AP-I is offered on a contractual basis and is available to agricultural and pumping customers with a measured demand of 37 kW or greater, or with at least 50 horsepower of connected load.

The link below provides more information on this program:

• AP-I Pricing Option (PDF)

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Rate Schedule PA-1

Southern California Edison's Schedule PA-1 is designed for agricultural and pumping customers who use 70 percent or more of their electricity to provide power for agricultural purposes or water or sewage pumping, and none of the remaining load is used for domestic purposes. This schedule is not applicable when the monthly registered demand has, or is expected to, exceed 500 kW three times in any 12-month period.

The link below provides more information on this rate schedule:

• Rate Schedule PA-1 (PDF)

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Rate Schedule PA-2

Southern California Edison's Schedule PA-2 is a basic rate schedule for customers who use 70 percent or more of their electricity for agricultural purposes or water or sewage pumping, and where none of the remaining load is used for domestic purposes. Except for large water pumping customers where 70 percent or more of the water pumped is used for agricultural purposes, this schedule is not applicable when the monthly registered demand is expected to exceed 500 kW or has exceeded 500 kW three times in any 12-month period.

The link below provides more information on this rate schedule:

• Rate Schedule PA-2 (PDF)

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Rate Schedule PA-RTP

All bundled service agricultural and water pumping customers may take advantage of savings from SCE's Pumping and Agricultural Real-Time Pricing (PA-RTP) rate. This rate is beneficial to customers with the flexibility to shift or reduce energy usage to times when temperatures (and electricity prices) are lower.

The link below provides more information on this rate schedule:

• Rate Schedule PA-RTP PDF

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