Demand Charges & Ratchet Clauses

Understanding, auditing, and disputing demand charges and ratchet provisions.

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Ratchet clause on BGE Schedule GL blindsided a client - $18K over 11 months by Vince S. — 4 months ago

3 months ago
by Vince S.

Anyone fight a demand ratchet successfully on a single 15-min spike? by Jennifer R. — 6 months ago

6 months ago
by Jennifer R.

Duke Energy demand ratchet changed to 80% - effective April 2026 by Warren T. — 7 months ago

7 months ago
by Omar B.

ConEd NYC Demand Charge Ratchet - Need Help Understanding by Jessica Wang New Member — 7 months ago

7 months ago
by Randy Dawson

Peak Demand Billing Error at Georgia Power - Need Advice by Jessica Wang New Member — 7 months ago

7 months ago
by Randy Dawson

Demand response enrollment when your load genuinely cannot curtail by Leo C. — 7 months ago

7 months ago
by Leo C.

PG&E Demand Billing Error - Schedule E-19 TOU by Lisa Martinez New Member — 7 months ago

7 months ago
by Randy Dawson

Florida Power & Light demand billing question by Gina M. — 1 year ago

9 months ago
by Marcus R.

Question about coincident demand charges by Brett O. — 3 years ago

1 year ago
by Lisa B.

Quick Question - Xcel Energy Demand Billing Frequency by Carol J. — 1 year ago

1 year ago
by Roy S.

Minimum Demand Charges - When Do They Apply? by Marcus W. — 2 years ago

1 year ago
by Carl H.

Time-of-use demand charges - seasonal rates by Dana J. — 2 years ago

1 year ago
by Carl H.

Power Factor Impact on Demand Charges by Ian P. — 4 years ago

1 year ago
by Brian P.

Xcel Energy Coincident Peak Demand - Help! by Kirk G. — 1 year ago

1 year ago
by Kevin N.

Contract demand vs actual demand - Xcel Energy by Vernon G. — 2 years ago

1 year ago
by Janice N.

Demand charge vs energy charge - customer education by Leah L. — 3 years ago

2 years ago
by Janice N.

One August afternoon set a ratchet that rode for 11 months by Wendell T. helper — 2 years ago

2 years ago
by Wendell T.

Ratchet clause elimination strategies by Clifford H. — 2 years ago

2 years ago
by Kelly B.

Time-of-Use Demand Charges - Peak vs Off-Peak by Ken G. — 3 years ago

2 years ago
by Karl J.

Ratchet Clause Hell - Georgia Power Won't Budge by Karl J. — 2 years ago

2 years ago
by Marcus F.

Flowering cycle peak set a ratchet that outlived the harvest by Nick C. — 2 years ago

2 years ago
by Nick C.

Why demand charges keep increasing even after load reduction by Franklin T. — 3 years ago

3 years ago
by Phil N.

12-dryer bank all firing at open. Real demand or a metering artifact? by Nancy P. helper — 3 years ago

3 years ago
by Nancy P.

Peak demand reading doesn't match the client's records — where do I start by Rachel K. — 16 years ago

4 years ago
by Phil N.

Common demand charge audit red flags - checklist by Randy Dawson — 5 years ago

4 years ago
by Larry L.

Question about Dominion Energy rate schedule by Steve B. — 4 years ago

4 years ago
by Tina R.

What is a demand ratchet and how does it hurt clients by Jack P. — 15 years ago

5 years ago
by Vince S.

Demand charges increasing faster than energy charges — why? by Bob W. — 5 years ago

5 years ago
by Bob W.

Client's demand spiked because of a utility-side outage — can that reading be removed by Phil G. — 16 years ago

5 years ago
by Kim S.

Demand charges and battery storage — real savings or hype? by Craig W. — 5 years ago

5 years ago
by Craig W.

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