Abstract
Because our production process requires large
amounts of electricity and since electricity
purchases are our only major variable production
costs, we in the air separation industry are very
sensitive to the cost of power. We can be
expected to take advantage of any rate that can
help us reduce our electric bills. The favored
method is to use interruptible rates which offer
the most significant discounts in exchange for
less reliable service. Time-of-use rates are
another means to cost reduction, but the savings
are usually of a lesser magnitude than available
through interruptible rates. This paper provides
an overview of our evaluation of the time-of-use
rales.
Marlovits, E. S. (1986). Application of Time-Of-Use Rates by an Air Separation Company. Energy Systems Laboratory (http://esl.tamu.edu). Available electronically from
https : / /hdl .handle .net /1969 .1 /93088.