Just cost a client $4800 by misunderstanding Nevada Power's Schedule GS-3 demand ratchet. Told them to reduce consumption in summer but the ratchet locked them into 85% of highest demand for 11 months. Should have focused on peak shaving first. Hard lesson learned.
Rookie mistake with Nevada Power demand ratchets
Been there. NV Energy's ratchet provisions are brutal. I always explain to clients that one bad spike in July will hurt them until next June. Load management systems pay for themselves in Vegas heat.
Same mistake everyone makes once. The key is reviewing 24 months of interval data before making recommendations. One 15-minute spike can set a ratchet that costs thousands monthly.