The Benefits of Cobb EMC’s NiteFlex Rate for Electric Car Owners

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As president and chief executive officer of the Cobb Electric Membership Corporation (EMC), a not-for-profit electric cooperative in Marietta, Georgia, Peter Heintzelman oversees the delivery of electricity to over 180,000 residential and commercial members throughout Cobb and four surrounding counties. Under Peter Heintzelman’s leadership, Cobb EMC is emerging as an influential industry thought leader in the area of electric vehicles.

Cobb EMC offers a range of online resources and tips for electric vehicles that cover everything from purchasing a vehicle to finding a charging station on the go. One of the ways the company serves owners of electric vehicles is to provide overnight vehicle charging for free through its NiteFlex rate program. The program allows electric vehicle owners to recharge their vehicles at home and lowers vehicle operating costs to pennies per mile.

The NiteFlex program takes advantage of the lower volume of energy consumption that generally occurs overnight. With the program, Cobb EMC offers free electricity and lower bills to customers who can shift energy use to off-peak or super-off-peak hours. During super-off-peak hours (from midnight to 6:00 a.m.), customers receive up to 400 kilowatts of energy free of charge and pay just $.045 for each additional kilowatt used.