The dark side is that TOU without the ability to shape consumption, or even know the rates are changing, is just another fixed charge—regressive, and a vehicle for extracting monopoly rents.https://twitter.com/JuliaHamm/status/1195348830188953600 …
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No, I am saying mandatory class-wide TOU, especially with large peak periods, is just a fixed charge for customers who can’t or don’t have tools to reduce or shift on-peak load. EE, DR, CPP, education, real-time data, and a lot of work w landlords should before that kind of rate.
Karl is right. Neither TOU nor demand-based rates should be mandatory for mass-market rates until we have the means to intelligently manage user's load. But, with AMI meters providing access via Home Area Networks, and with control software in devices, we can make it work.
