Start your washing machine after 10 p.m. and your clothes dryer to complete before 6 a.m. Modern washers use approximately 1000 watts per half hour and dryers use 6000 watts per half hour. Many appliances now have a delayed start option that can be programmed to start at a later time.
Time Choice Rate Plan - Residential - Central - Liberty
Time Choice Rate Plan
Liberty Missouri electric residential and commercial customers with smart meters (AMI meters) will be automatically moved to this plan beginning October 15, 2022. There’s nothing you need to do to participate in this rate plan. The change will happen automatically beginning October 15, 2022. There will be little to no change to your bill amount because of this transition. In fact, depending on the season, you may see slight savings, even with no changes to your energy use habits.
On the Time Choice rate plan, you pay a little more for energy used during peak hours and a little less for energy used during off-peak hours. To save on your bill, shift more energy use to off-peak hours, where you receive a 2-cent credit toward every kWh of energy you use.
Peak Hours
6 a.m. to 10 p.m.
Off-Peak Hours
10 p.m. to 6 a.m.
With Time Choice, how much you save is up to you!
With the Time Choice rate plan, you can choose to make no changes to your energy use habits and there will be little to no impact to your bill (a few cents less or more per month depending on the season and the weather). But, if you want to pay less on your energy bill, you can shift some of your energy use to off-peak times and save.
Three ways you can change your energy use habits to save:
Start your dishwasher after 10 p.m. An average dishwasher uses 1800 watts per hour. Many appliances now have a delayed start option that can be programmed to start at a later time.
In the summer, raise your thermostat during the day a degree or two (or more) and in the winter, lower your thermostat a degree or two. You can save about 1 percent for each degree of thermostat adjustment per 8 hours. Consider using a programmable thermostat to make these changes even easier.
Time Choice Details
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Participants: |
All Liberty electric customers with smart meters
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How to participate: |
No action needed – the switch will take place automatically beginning October 15, 2022, and appear on bills after November 23, 2022
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Summer rate: |
14.031 cents per kWh (June 16 – October 15)
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Winter rate: |
14.031 cents per kWh for first 600 kWh & 11.651 cents per kWh for over 600 kWh (October 16 – June 15)
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Off-peak usage credit: |
Receive a 2-cent credit per kWh of energy used during off-peak hours. This credit will appear as a line-item on your bill.
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Savings opportunity: |
The more energy you shift to off-peak hours, the more you can save. |
We also offer Time Choice rate plans for General Service and Large General Service business customers with Automated Metering Infrastructure (AMI) meters, also called smart meters.
View and manage your usage on an hourly basis with Liberty’s My Account online platform or mobile app.
You can also use our helpful energy-use calculators to help you save.
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