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Seasonal and Time‐of‐Day Pricing
Author(s) -
Russell John D.
Publication year - 1984
Publication title -
journal ‐ american water works association
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.466
H-Index - 74
eISSN - 1551-8833
pISSN - 0003-150X
DOI - 10.1002/j.1551-8833.1984.tb05409.x
Subject(s) - revenue , environmental science , time of day , matching (statistics) , consumption (sociology) , business , statistics , finance , mathematics , zoology , social science , sociology , biology
Some water utilities are using or considering the use of seasonal rates as a means of reducing peak‐hour and peak‐day demands, conserving water supplies, or better matching revenues with costs. The winter‐summer form of seasonal rate is easier to administer than the summer excess rate but is not as effective in recovering costs or in changing consumption. If it is to be successful, a seasonal rate program must be carefully planned, with adequate time allowed for customer education and for development of administrative and computer procedures.