Comparing Facility Demand and Coincident Peak

The graph below illustrates the difference between facility demand and coincident peak. The graph displays one customer's electricity use in January.

Facility demand: The customer's highest demand for the month was 212 kilowatts (kW), which occurred noon-1 p.m. on Jan. 23.

• Customer's facility demand: 212 kW
• Facility demand Charge: 212 kW x $4.57 = $968

Coincident Peak: Platte River Power Authority's peak hour occurred 6-7 p.m. on Jan. 5. The customer's demand for that hour was 163 kW.

• Customer's coincident peak: 163 kW
• Coincident peak charge: 163 kW x $13.43/kW = $2,189

In this example, the coincident peak charges are more than twice the facility demand charges, even though the facility demand is less than the coincident peak demand.

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