Topeka office building is on Evergy Kansas schedule LGS-TOU (Large General Service - Time of Use). Landlord is allocating time-of-use energy charges to tenants based on total kWh usage, not time-specific usage. This seems wrong since TOU rates vary from $0.045/kWh off-peak to $0.138/kWh on-peak. Shouldn't allocation reflect actual usage timing?
Evergy Kansas time-of-use allocation methodology
John - you're absolutely right. TOU allocation should be based on when electricity is used, not just how much. If a tenant uses mostly off-peak power, they shouldn't subsidize tenants who use peak power. The sub-meters need to capture time-of-use data.
That's the problem - the sub-meters are basic kWh meters, no time-of-use capability. Landlord says upgrading to TOU sub-meters would be too expensive. So they're just averaging the blended rate. Tenant getting screwed operates mostly evenings and weekends.