I'm curious what other Pacific Gas and Electric (PG&E) customers are doing for time entry if they are using Time-based Control through the app. There is a shortcoming in the current version of the app related to entry of a Partial Peak time period and I wonder how others are handling that shortcoming if their provider offers three time periods, each at a different rate.
I live in the San Francisco Bay Area where the electricity provider is PG&E. I have a Tesla Model 3, rooftop solar and a Powerwall. For PG&E customers with a similar setup, PG&E provides a Time of Use plan. Off-peak (lowest rates) runs from Midnight to 3 PM the next day. Then there is a one-hour partial peak from 3 PM to 4 PM. Peak runs from 4 PM to 9 PM, and there is a second Partial Peak to finish out the day from 9 PM to Midnight. The pattern is the same 7 days per week. My question does not relate to that initial, one hour Partial Peak time. I just consider that Peak.
I'm currently entering the Off-peak time, exactly as it is, from Midnight to 3 PM, and Peak from 3 - 9. There is no direct entry for Partial Peak, but the app appears to make use of the unprogrammed time, although I'm not sure of the logic it applies for that period. The alternative would be to continue entering Off-peak exactly as it is, Midnight to 3 PM and enter Peak as running from 3 PM to Midnight, essentially ignoring Partial Peak.
For other PG&E customers on this forum, or those whose electricity provider offers a similar plan with three stages do you enter peak as 3 - 9, or do you enter it as any time that is not Off-peak? Does the logic you use for that decision impact any other settings?
I'm very curious to learn how others approach this and to understand their rationale for their decision.
I live in the San Francisco Bay Area where the electricity provider is PG&E. I have a Tesla Model 3, rooftop solar and a Powerwall. For PG&E customers with a similar setup, PG&E provides a Time of Use plan. Off-peak (lowest rates) runs from Midnight to 3 PM the next day. Then there is a one-hour partial peak from 3 PM to 4 PM. Peak runs from 4 PM to 9 PM, and there is a second Partial Peak to finish out the day from 9 PM to Midnight. The pattern is the same 7 days per week. My question does not relate to that initial, one hour Partial Peak time. I just consider that Peak.
I'm currently entering the Off-peak time, exactly as it is, from Midnight to 3 PM, and Peak from 3 - 9. There is no direct entry for Partial Peak, but the app appears to make use of the unprogrammed time, although I'm not sure of the logic it applies for that period. The alternative would be to continue entering Off-peak exactly as it is, Midnight to 3 PM and enter Peak as running from 3 PM to Midnight, essentially ignoring Partial Peak.
For other PG&E customers on this forum, or those whose electricity provider offers a similar plan with three stages do you enter peak as 3 - 9, or do you enter it as any time that is not Off-peak? Does the logic you use for that decision impact any other settings?
I'm very curious to learn how others approach this and to understand their rationale for their decision.