APS Rate Headlines Are Loud. Your Demand Spikes Are Already Costing You.

APS estimates its proposed rate increase would add about $20 a month—$240 a year—for a typical residential customer. While everyone’s watching the rate-hike headlines, your business’s demand charges are quietly doing damage today. On APS business time-of-use plans, separate on-peak and off-peak demand charges reflect your highest 15-minute usage in each period: one bad afternoon can set your on-peak demand charge for the month. For laundromat, restaurant, and retail operators, HVAC, refrigeration, and equipment starting together can create costly spikes at every location. Peak Ready Energy provides commercial energy readiness and time-to-power assessments, starting with a free peak-hour bill audit. Reviewing your bills and interval usage data can show where those spikes occur and whether battery storage could reduce them. Get a free bill audit at peakreadyenergy.com and see what one bad spike is costing you.