The TOD rate charges different  prices for electricity depending on when you use it. There are:

• Peak hours (higher price)
• Super Off-peak hours (lowest price)
• Off-peak hours (middle price)

Time-of-day rates better reflect the real cost of producing and delivering electricity. Power is more expensive during high-demand hours and less expensive when demand is low. This change helps reduce peak demand, lowers long-term power supply costs, reduces emissions and provides an opportunity for customers to lower their bill by shifting usage to less expensive times.

The new TOD rate will take effect April 1, 2026. The first CMLP bill on which you will see the new rates reflected is the May 2026 bill, which covers April usage.

Under the current standard R-1 rate, you pay higher rates when you use more total energy each month. Under TOD rates , your bill depends primarily on when you use electricity, not how much you use in total.

TOD pricing may not be beneficial for customers who cannot change the time of day that they rely on electricity.  Many customers will pay about the same under TOD rates, and those customers can also shift some of their load to save further on their bills.