Large VA medical center in Phoenix getting billed by APS on coincident demand but their internal metering shows non-coincident peaks are 15% higher. Contract says coincident but wondering if this is standard for federal facilities or if we can push for non-coincident billing.
VA hospital demand coincident vs non-coincident billing
Cindy - federal facilities usually get coincident billing because it's more favorable. Non-coincident would cost them more since individual meter peaks rarely align with system peak. Are you sure about those internal readings?
Stuart's right. With hospitals running 24/7, coincident billing is typically better. But check if they're on the right federal rate schedule - some utilities have special GSA rates that could save more than the demand billing method.
You're both correct - I was reading the data backwards. Coincident is saving them about $8,000/month. But Omar's onto something with GSA rates. Going to research that angle instead.