Billing Peak Times

Northern Electric Cooperative's rate structure for members on a coincident demand rate places an emphasis on reducing electric demand during the monthly billing peak of the co-op's wholesale-power supplier - East River Electric Power Cooperative. Northern Electric members are billed based on the kilowatt (kW) demand on their meter during the single 30-minute monthly peak for the entire East River system. 

The amount of times East River approaches the potential monthly billing peak and dispatches load control varies from month to month and is based on multiple factors including weather, irrigation, grain drying, holidays, or even if schools are in or out of session. The chart below is provided to inform Northern Electric Cooperative members about the exact time and day the East River system hit the billing peak and the number of load-control events along with the cumulative number of total load-control hours for the month.

Northern Electric Billing Peak Data

2024

Month Peak Date Peak Time Load Control Days Total Control Time

June

June 24 4:30 p.m. 7 47.5 Hours

May

May 17 7:00 p.m. 3 14.5 Hours

April

April 1 11:00 a.m. 4 9.50 Hours

March

March 27 8:00 a.m. 7 24.35 Hours

February

February 28 8:00 a.m. 5 27.5 Hours

January

January 13 6:30 a.m. 11 66.5 Hours
         

2023

Month Peak Date Peak Time Load Control Days Total Control Time

December

December 12 8:30 a.m. 4 10 Hours

November

November 27 9:00 a.m. 8 28 Hours

October

October 31 9:30 a.m. 5 17.5 Hours

September

September 4 6:00 p.m. 4 22.5 Hours

August

August 22 5:30 p.m. 8 70 Hours

July

July 26

4:30 p.m.

9

67.5 Hours

June

June 19 6:00 p.m. 12 84 Hours

May

May 31 5:30 p.m. 11 42.5 Hours

April

April 5 9:00 a.m. 3 13 Hours

March

March 18  8:30 a.m. 4 21 Hours

February

Feb. 24 8:30 a.m. 6 29 Hours

January 

Jan. 30 8:30 a.m. 6 24 Hours

2022

Month Peak Date Peak Time Load Control Days Total Control Time

December

Dec. 22 6:30 p.m. 6 37.5 Hours

November 

Nov. 18 8:00 a.m. 8 40 Hours

October 

Oct. 19 9:00 a.m. 4 18 Hours

September

Sept. 1 6:00 p.m. 4 24.5 Hours

August

August 2 5:30 p.m. 8 52.5 Hours

July 

July 22 7:30 p.m. 13 63.5 Hours

June

June 29 6:00 p.m. 10  62 Hours

May

May 28 7:30 p.m. 3 11 Hours

April

April 14 9:00 a.m. 19.5 Hours

March

March 11  9:00 a.m. 5 20.5 Hours

February

Feb. 22 8:00 p.m. 5 28.5 Hours

January 

Jan. 6 9:00 a.m. 7 32.5 Hours

2021

Month Peak Date Peak Time Load Control Days Total Control Time

December

Dec. 31 6:30 p.m. 8 44 Hours

November 

Nov. 25 9:00 a.m. 12 45 Hours

October

Oct. 26 10:00 a.m. 6 20 Hours

September

Sept. 28 6:00 p.m. 4 21.5 Hours

August

August 5 6:00 p.m. 16 109 Hours

July

July 28 4:00 p.m. 13  113 Hours

June

June 10 5:00 p.m. 13

87 Hours

May

May 23 7:30 p.m. 6 28 Hours

April

April 1 8:00 a.m. 1 6 Hours

March

March 1 7:30 a.m. 1 6 Hours

February

Feb. 15 8:00 a.m. 11 62.5 Hours

January 

Jan. 28 8:30 a.m. 6 30 Hours

2020

Month Peak Date Peak Time Load Control Days Total Control Time

Dec.

December 23 6:00 p.m. 7 46.5 Hours

Nov.

November 12 9:00 a.m. 7 24 Hours

Oct.

October 27 8:00 a.m. 9 29 Hours

Sept.

September 22 6:00 p.m. 6 29 Hours

August

August 22 6:00 p.m. 24 192 Hours

July

July 24 5:00 p.m. 12 83 Hours

June

June 30  4:30 p.m. 7 36.5 Hours

May

May 27 7:30 p.m. 8 30 Hours

April

April 14 7:30 a.m. 3 18.5 Hours

March

March 20 8:00 a.m. 25 Hours

February

Feb. 13  8:00 a.m. 23 Hours

January 

Jan. 16 8:00 a.m. 8 42 Hours

2019

Month Peak Date Peak Time Load Control Days Total Control Time

Dec.

Dec. 10 7:00 p.m. 7 37.5 Hours

Nov.

Nov. 11 7:00 p.m. 6 34 Hours

Oct.

Oct. 29 8:30 p.m. 30 Hours

Sept.

Sept. 5 6:30 p.m. 3 18 Hours

August

August 5 4:30 p.m. 6 45.5 Hours

July

July 15 4:00 p.m. 6 40.5 Hours

June

June 29 6:00 p.m. 8 48.5 Hours

May

May 1 10:00 a.m. 2 8.5 Hours

April

April 10 11:30 a.m. 2 8 Hours

March

March 3 8:30 p.m. 3 15.5 Hours

February

Feb. 7  7:00 p.m. 4 23 Hours

January 

Jan. 29 8:30 p.m. 10 48 Hours

2018

Month Peak Date Peak Time Load Control Days Total Control Time

Dec.

Dec. 31 8:00 p.m. 6 29 Hours

Nov.

Nov. 10 10:30 a.m. 9 38 Hours

Oct. 

Oct. 31 8:30 a.m. 4 16 Hours

Sept.

Sept. 16 5:30 p.m. 7 43 Hours

August

August 13 6:30 p.m. 8 52 Hours

July

July 11

6:30 p.m.

6 41 Hours

June

June 5 7:00 p.m. 4 21 Hours

May

May 26 7:00 p.m. 15 57 Hours

April

April 4 7:30 a.m. 3 13 Hours

March 

March 1 7:30 a.m. 8 6 Hours