Header
Translation options
Click the Español link on any page to view the page in Spanish.
Please note: not all pages are available in Spanish at this time.
- Account
- Residential
- Business
-
Savings
-
Residential
-
Business
-
- Solar
-
-
Demand
aps
Demand is the single highest hour of on-peak energy used during a billing cycle. It’s averaged over an entire hour so you don’t have to worry about any one moment in time.
Save by shifting or staggering energy usage during on-peak hours
You can save on your energy costs by shifting your usage from on-peak to off-peak hours, such as:
Setting your dishwasher to run on a delay cycle
Running your pool pump during the day before 3 p.m.
Do your laundry on the weekends.
Or you can stagger the use of major appliances so they don't run at the same time during on-peak hours.
For example, you can start your laundry after you cook dinner.
For more ways of saving, see our list of Energy Savings Tips.
aps
How do typical appliances affect demand?
If you are interested in figuring out your approximate demand, take a look at this handy chart. Just add up the kW for each appliance you are using and that will help you approximate your demand usage. Remember, if the appliance runs for less than the time indicated, the kW would be lower.
Let's look at an example of two families—with identical appliances — who have different demand based on how many major appliances they're using at the same time, for one hour, during on-peak hours, Monday - Friday.
Let's look at an example of two families—with identical appliances — who have different demand based on how many major appliances they're using at the same time, for one hour, during on-peak hours, Monday - Friday.
Priority of comfort and convenience
Come home from work and during one on-peak hour they:
- Set their AC at 75
- Cook dinner
- Start a few loads of laundry
- Run their pool pump
More concerned with saving money
Come home from work and during one on-peak hour they:
- Set their AC at 75
- Cook dinner
Then during off peak hours they:
- Start a few loads of laundry
- Run their pool pump
Copyright © 2021 APS. All rights reserved.
