These pricing plans are available to PGE large nonresidential customers on rate Schedules 38, 83, 85, 89, 91 and 92.
Quarterly election window — Feb. 15-17, 2012
This election window is strictly for leaving Cost of Service for an
alternate pricing plan for the balance of 2012.
If you do not want to change pricing plans, you do not need to fill out the open enrollment form. For additional information,
view our FAQ. You can also view our
step-by-step instructions (PDF) for completing the enrollment form during an election window.
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Annual Cost of Service
This is PGE’s annual fixed price plan. If you are on Annual Cost of Service, and you do not fill out the quarterly enrollment form, you will remain on Annual Cost of Service, and cannot switch to Direct Access service or Daily pricing until the next election window (Feb., May, Aug., and Nov.).
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Alternate pricing plans
The following alternatives to the Annual Cost of Service price and Direct Access service are available to customers willing to accept pricing risk. You must have selected an alternate pricing plan during an election window to reserve the right to begin Direct Access service.
Daily pricing option
Prices vary daily based on the Dow Jones Mid-Columbia (Mid-C) Daily Price Index. Daily pricing information is available for a fee at
dowjonesnews.com and in other financial publications. Energy prices for Daily pricing are time-differentiated between on- and off-peak usage.
- If you are on Daily pricing and want to remain on an alternate pricing plan, you do not have to complete the enrollment form during the quarterly election windows.
- If you are on Daily pricing in 2011 and you choose to return to PGE’s Annual Cost of Service price for 2012, you need to complete the enrollment form in November 2011. The Annual Cost of Service price is effective Jan. 1, 2012.
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Direct Access service
As a nonresidential customer of Portland General Electric, you may choose to purchase power from an alternative Electricity Service Supplier, or ESS*. As ESSs become certified and approved to do business in Oregon, they may contact you, offering their services. Before you choose an energy company, you’ll want to compare offers in order to choose the one that’s best for you.
Currently, the following ESSs are registered to do business with PGE:
- Constellation NewEnergy — 888-825-0700
- Noble Americas Energy Solutions LLC — 877-273-6772
How to compare PGE’s rates to those of an ESS
We realize this is a complicated process, and want to ensure you are comparing “apples to apples” when looking at rates. Keep in mind that no matter who you choose to supply the source of your energy, it will still be delivered over PGE’s system of power lines, power poles and substations. We’ll still be here for you, delivering your electricity safely and reliably, just like we always have. Transmission and distribution fees, the public purpose charge and other standard OPUC-regulated fees will still apply. You should ask any ESS to disclose what their equivalent charges will be compared to PGE’s prices.
Download our
Bill Estimator tool to compare PGE’s current Annual Cost of Service price to those quoted by an ESS.
Choosing an Electricity Service Supplier
Before choosing an ESS, you should become informed about the length of the election window, the benefits and risks that may result from specific options, overall energy cost and environmental objectives, and levels of acceptable risk.
There are a number of questions you should consider before selecting an ESS, including:
- What is the total price per kilowatt-hour (kWh)?
- Are there any other fees or charges? What is the total price?
- What will my total bill be?
- Do you offer on- and off-peak pricing, or do your prices change from day to evening?
- Are you offering any special programs? Do they change my kWh price?
- Do I need to sign up for a specific length of time?
- Can my price change, and how will I be notified?
- When am I allowed to switch to another ESS?
- Will I incur any penalties or fees for switching to another company?
- Do you offer energy from renewable resources, such as wind, solar or geothermal energy?
You can authorize PGE to provide 12 months of historical usage data for each customer number you have selected to any Electricity Service Supplier that requests this information. Your customer number is the first nine digits of your account number as it appears on your bill. Historical usage data for all meters affiliated with the customer numbers provided with this form will be released to any ESS that requests this information.
You may either:
If you have sent this form to PGE once, you do not need to do so again.
How to sign up
Customers who are currently on Annual Cost of Service pricing must have notified PGE during an election window if they want to switch to an alternate pricing plan, thus enabling them to choose a Direct Access option at a later date.
If you elect alternate pricing plan, then your registered ESS must file a Direct Access Service Request (DASR) with PGE on your behalf to officially enroll you as the ESS’s customer. The effective date of your supplier change will be at least 13 business days after we receive this DASR. If interval metering is required, then it can take up to 30 days.
As long as you left Annual Cost of Service pricing during an election window, fulfill your existing Daily contract with PGE, and your DASR has been processed, you may begin service with an ESS once necessary metering is installed.
Returning to PGE
If you elect ESS-supplied service, you may return to PGE’s Daily pricing option subject to the terms of your ESS agreement and PGE rate schedule requirements. You will not be able to return to PGE’s Annual Cost of Service until 2012 during the November 2011 election window.
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PGE cannot guarantee the accuracy of ESS claims and their ability to serve load now or in the future.
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