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PUC Staff Supports Utility's Proposal To Offer Optional Time Of Use Default Service Rate, With One Change
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Subject to one recommended change, Staff of the PUC of Ohio have recommended approval of Dayton Power and Light's (AES Ohio) proposal to offer a residential Time of Use Standard Service Offer rate on an opt-in basis, as an alternative to the default SSO rate
As first reported by EnergyChoiceMatters.com, Dayton Power and Light in 2025 had proposed the optional TOU SSO rate as a pilot open to 500 customers
DP&L was required to propose a residential TOU SSO option under a prior settlement in its smart grid proceeding (see details here)
PUCO Staff recommends adoption of DP&L's specific TOU design except for a change in the hours defined as on-peak, as noted below
DP&L had proposed a two-tier TOU SSO rate.
As proposed by DP&L, Off-Peak hours would be those hours either within the period between 8:00 p.m. of one day and 8:00 a.m. the following day, or the hours on any Saturday or Sunday, or the hours on the following observed legal holidays: New Year's Day, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving Day, and Christmas Day.
On-Peak hours would be any time not within the definition of Off-Peak
Based on an updated review of historical load usage at DP&L, PUCO Staff recommends that the on-peak hours be the hours between 8:00 a.m. and 10:00 p.m. (rather than 8pm). Although not explicit, it appears that Staff's change to 10pm for the end of on-peak hours only applies to the days which are defined as having on-peak hours, i.e. weekdays except for those holidays listed above, and it appears that Staff is not proposing that all days feature an on-peak period of 8am to 10 pm)
Staff proposes the 10pm end for on-peak hours because Staff said that load during weekdays did not significantly decline until after 10pm.
DP&L's proposed rates for the residential SSO TOU pilot would have a 15% discount factor for Off-Peak hours.
Under the prior stipulation, costs associated with the implementation, administration, or marketing of the DP&L TOU SSO offering shall be bypassable, and deferred for future recovery through SSO rates upon PUCO approval
Under the stipulation, once DP&L is notified that there are at least three different retail suppliers offering time-varying products utilizing AMI data, then DP&L will request to withdraw its SSO TOU rate offering.
Case 25-0680-EL-ATA, 25-680-EL-ATA
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April 24, 2026
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