The Commercial Load Management program lets you earn credits towards your facility's monthly electric bill for allowing Tampa Electric to control the operation of air conditioning or specialized equipment during critical energy-use periods. During these high-energy use periods, the program assists Tampa Electric by deferring the need to construct additional power plants or purchase power from external sources. Your power goes to help the community – and you get credits for it.
You select the equipment in your facility that could be turned off during high energy-use periods without affecting your daily operations. For example, Tampa Electric may briefly interrupt power to your air conditioner, much the same way your unit cycles on and off during normal operations.
At no cost to you, Tampa Electric will install control equipment necessary to temporarily interrupt power to the equipment you choose – such as air conditioning or even specialized refrigeration equipment – when there's a need to meet the demand for electricity.
In return, you will receive a credit for the kilowatt (kW) demand you helped reduce, based on the equipment's rating. The credit will appear as a separate line item on your monthly bill, showing the amount you receive for participating.
You may choose from two Commercial Load Management programs:
To sign up and learn more about how to get credit for your equipment, call 813-275-3021.
