Off Peak Heating & Load Management
An off-peak
heating system uses safe, clean, efficient electric heat as the
primary means of heating your home. During times when demand for
electricity is high (peak times), a heating system using an alternate
fuel is activated by a ripple receiver to keep your home warm.
The rate for off-peak electric heat is considerably less than
for straight electric heat and very competitive for other fossil
fuels used for heating.
There are
many advantages to installing electric heat. It is safe, clean,
efficient, and reliable. You can use electric heat 85%. of the
heating season and the cost is stable compared to other heating
sources.
Incentives
to Install Off-peak Heating
- 3.7
cents Off-Peak Heating Rate — if you convert, this rate
applies to electric heating loads with an alternative source
that is used during peak times.
-
5.2 cents short term control rate - controlled 4 hours in the morning & 4 hours at night, only 8 hours a day.
- Off-Peak
Water Heater Control Program — you place the waterheater
on a short-term control period. For allowing control of your
waterheater for no more than eight hours in a 24-hour period,
you will receive $36.00 per year credit on your electric bill.
- No-charge
Yard Pole Switch Upgrade — if your yard pole needs to be
upgraded due to load growth, there will not be a charge for
switching.
- Interest
Free Loans — if you switch, you could be eligible to receive
a loan up to $3,000 at ZERO-PERCENT interest payable in 48 months.
- Baseboard
Heating Warranty — PKM now warrants Qmark or BERKO BASEBOARD
electric heating systems for the life of the system. Should
your system ever fail while under normal conditions, PKM will
arrange to have it repaired for you at no extra cost.
- Sales
Tax Exemption — sales tax on all heating kWhrs is removed
from November-April for members with electric heat as their
primary heating system.
Minnkota's
Load Management Information
To obtain the latest information regarding
Minnkota Power's
load control plans, the current state of the load management
system, the last 30 hours of control and the last switching cycle,
click here.
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