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The following general service rates apply to customers who use 20 kW or less.

For more information about Southern California Edison's pricing schedules, please visit SCE's online Tariff Book.

GS-1

SCE's Schedule GS-1 is designed primarily for small and medium-sized commercial customers with demands of 20 kilowatts or less. If the monthly registered billing demand exceeds 20 kilowatts (kW) three times during the preceding 12-month period, GS-1 is no longer applicable. Typical GS-1 customers include small and medium-sized retail businesses, churches, service stations, schools, and restaurants.

For more information about Southern California Edison's Rate Schedule GS-1, please view:

About Time-of-Use (TOU) Rates

Many of our business customers are on a Time-of-Use (TOU) rate, and typically benefit from the rate structure.

TOU electricity charges are based on the time of day and the season. Times are divided into three periods: on-peak, mid-peak, and off-peak. Rates during the on-peak period are higher than energy rates in the mid-peak period, and substantially higher than in the off-peak period.

Some Time-of-Use rates may have a demand charge.

What is Demand?

Imagine using nine 100-watt light bulbs. The moment the nine bulbs are turned on, they place a demand on the power system for 900 watts of electricity (9 bulbs x 100 watts each). How long you leave the lights on will affect your usage total.

Rate Schedule TOU-GS-1

SCE's Schedule TOU-GS-1 is an optional rate for small-sized commercial customers with electrical equipment, which creates demands of 20 kilowatts or less. If the monthly registered billing demand exceeds 20 kilowatts (kW) three times during the preceding 12-month period, GS-1 is no longer applicable. Customers who benefit from this rate have very little need for electricity during summer weekday daytime hours and use almost all their energy in off-peak hours. Typical TOU-GS-1 customers include small-sized restaurants, small grocery stores, and small print shops. It is recommended that customers taking service under TOU-GS-1 use timers or photocontrol devices to automatically switch their systems off during summer weekday daytime hours. This rate schedule is limited to 5,000 new accounts per year, on a first-come, first-served basis.

For more information about Southern California Edison's TOU-GS-1 pricing option, please view:

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Rate Schedule TOU-EV-3

This rate is available to business customers who own and operate electric vehicles using chargers with a maximum demand of 20 kW or less. These customers can reduce their electric vehicle charging costs considerably by charging between 9 p.m. and noon.

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Wireless Technology Rate (WTR)

This unmetered rate is designed for single- and three-phase wireless technology customers who use electricity to operate radio repeaters (or similar wireless communication devices) on SCE-owned power and street lighting poles or other facilities approved by SCE.

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Summer Discount Plan - Base GS-APS

This program offers participating customers credits on their summer season bills in exchange for allowing SCE to install a remotely controlled cycling device on their air conditioner(s). The cycling device permits SCE to periodically turn off, or "cycle," a customer's air conditioner(s) for short periods during the height of the summer season. Air conditioner interruptions are limited to 6 hours per event, 15 events per summer season. The summer season is from the first Sunday in June through the first Sunday in October each year.

For information about SCE's Commercial Summer Discount Plan GS-APS, please visit:

For program information, please see Commercial Summer Discount Plan.

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Summer Discount Plan - Enhanced GS-APS-E

The Commercial Summer Discount Plan — Enhanced version applies to commercial and industrial TOU-8 customers, and re-opened April 14, 2001. This program offers participating customers credits on their summer season bills in exchange for allowing SCE to install a remotely controlled cycling device on their air conditioner(s). The cycling device permits SCE to periodically turn off, or "cycle," a customer's air conditioner(s) an unlimited number of times and a maximum of 6 hours per event during the height of the summer season. When compared with the Base Summer Discount Plan, the Enhanced Summer Discount Plan provides double the credit amounts, but the potential number of times SCE may turn off the air conditioner is unlimited during the summer season. The summer season is from the first Sunday in June to the first Sunday in October each year.

For information about SCE's Commercial Summer Discount Plan GS-APS-E, please click on the link below:

For program information, please see Commercial Summer Discount Plan.

Rates for Boat Marinas or Small Craft Harbors

Owners/Operators of privately or publicly owned boat marinas or small craft harbors normally take service from SCE through a single meter under an applicable general service schedule. Such customers are permitted to submeter and bill certain tenants within the boat marinas or small craft harbors for electrical usage. The owner/operator must adhere to the requirements of SCE's Rule 18 when submetering and billing tenants.

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Summer Advantage Incentive (SAI) Also Known As Critical Peak Pricing (CPP)

Summertime is naturally a period when energy use is at its peak. If your organization can voluntarily reduce some or all of your energy load during a few peak periods in the summer, the Summer Advantage Incentive (SAI) also known as Critical Peak Pricing (CPP) rate will compensate you in return, resulting in savings on your electric bills.

SAI offers benefits for shifting or reducing electricity use during critical peak events in the summer season.

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