#demandbased

Demand-based billing disproportionately increases costs, compromises health for some users — ScienceDaily

Any economic and conservation benefits associated with time-of-use electricity billing could be achieved at the expense of some of the most vulnerable citizens in our society: people with disabilities and the elderly, new research suggests.

Under a time-of-use system, energy prices are higher during high-demand “on-peak” times, a practice intended in part to create incentive for people to reduce…