
Load Management
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Off Peak Program
Off Peak Program
The electric heat is metered separately, and it has a load management device hooked to it that we refer to as a ripple control. The ripple control will shut the electric heat off over peak periods. The total control will shut the electric heat off up to a range of 500 to 700 hours per heating season. You need to have a backup heating system to heat your home over these control periods. The type of backup system is left up to the homeowner. If you travel or are gone from home a lot in the winter we recommend you have a backup system that is fully automatic to prevent your house from freezing up in the event that a control period takes place when you are away from home. Because of this, wood heat is not considered an adequate backup.
Backup System

If you plan on installing off-peak heat, Clearwater-Polk will provide the ripple receiver, the heat meter and the heat meter socket at no cost. After that, there is a $3.00 monthly charge per extra meter.
The system will need to be inspected once installation is complete in order to receive the off-peak rate.
Control Guide
Short Term Interruptible Loads Capable of interruption of 4 continuous hours at a time and up to 8 hours per day. |
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Load Group 1.01 | Load Group 1.02 | ||||
D.O. 11-14 = Water heaters (closed to additional loads) |
D.O. 11-14, 17-20 = Water heaters |
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Medium Term Interruptible Loads Capable of interruption of up to 12 or 16 continuous hours. |
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Load Group 2.01 | |||||
D.O. 9-14 = Slab storage heat (up to 16 continuous hrs. of interruption per day) D.O. 15-16 = Miscellaneous heating (up to 16 continuous hrs. of interruption per day) D.O. 17-18 = Thermal storage heat (up to 12 continuous hrs. of interruption per day) D.O. 21 = Thermal storage heat (up to 12 continuous hrs. of interruption per day) |
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Long Term Interruptible Loads Capable of interruption for extended periods of time. |
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Load Group 3.01 | Load Group 3.06 - Commercial | Load Group 3.09 | |||
D.O. 9-16 = Dual heating loads (closed to additional loads) D.O. 17-18 = Miscellaneous heating loads (closed to additional loads) D.O. 19-22 = Dual heating loads (closed to additional loads) |
D.O. 9 = Interruptible alert D.O. 10 = Industrial loads D.O. 11 = Commercial loads (closed to additional loads) D.O. 12-14 = Commercial loads |
D.O. 9-12 = Dual heating loads D.O. 17-18 = Miscellaneous heating loads |
Meduim Term Interruptible Loads |
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Capable of interruption of up to 12 or 16 continuous hours per day during the winter season and up to 20 continuous hours per day during the summer season. |
Load Group 2.02 |
D.O. 12-13 = Miscellaneous loads D.O. 19-20 = Large capacity water heaters D.O. 24 = Indirectly controlled loads |
Long Term Interruptible Loads Capable of interruption for extended periods of time. |
Load Group 3.07 |
D.O. 10-11 = Directly controlled generators D.O. 23 = Indirectly controlled generators |