Thread: GA Power Time of Use Program - Sample Bill with Explanation

I just got my first full Georgia Power bill after signing up for the Time of Use program and thought I'd post a portion of the bill so that you can see what it will look like if you sign up for the service.



Basically what GA Power did is break my meter into 3 categories: On Peak, Summer Off Peak, and Winter Off Peak. There is a Previous and Present for the Total Usage as well as each of the 3 categories (note that for 2 of the categories, Previous is blank since it is starting at 0). If you add up usage for the 3 categories, you get to the total usage for the month. The idea is that GA Power will multiply your usage in each category by the rate (so about $0.17 for On Peak and about $0.04 for off peak).

I did wonder why I had usage in On Peak and Summer Off Peak even though I'm in the winter months. I called GA Power and they said that the meter tracks M-F 2-7PM as On Peak even during the winter months and that they give you the discounted rate regardless. Not sure why they would do that and not sure why it only captured 17 Kwh over the course of a month as On Peak, but I won't worry too much about that for now. My guess is that it is a glitch that will go away in the next month or 2, but the ladies at the call center didn't catch it. I'll keep you posted.

Unfortunately, it doesn't look like they are giving any useful analysis along with the bill. What I'd like to see is a breakdown of how much power I use each hour (i.e. For 31 days, you used xx Kwh between the hours of 1 and 2 PM, certain spikes, etc. so that I can adjust my usage. Instead you just get a total usage for each of the 3 categories and then a total amount due. The way it is, you can't even figure out if they are charging you the right amount because most of the taxes and fees are not broken out on the bill.

Maybe eventually GA Power will change their bill format. After all, the more information they can provide, the more we will understand our usage, which means the easier we can affect our usage.

Anyone else on the Time of Use program? If so, please share your experience!