Liberty Utilities (CalPeco Electric) LLC Rate Selection Guide
Liberty Utilities (CalPeco Electric) is a CPUC-regulated investor-owned electric utility serving roughly 50,000 customers around Lake Tahoe and the eastern Sierra in California. It offers My Account portal data with spreadsheet export but no Green Button, EDI, or third-party API; smart meters are rolling out across 2026. As a regulated California IOU, there is no retail energy choice.
Liberty Utilities (CalPeco Electric) LLC Rate Schedule Comparison
| Schedule | Type | Rate | Best For |
|---|---|---|---|
| Schedule A-1 | Small General Service (<50 kW) | $15.29/meter/mo + ~$0.15633/kWh (verified A-1 sheet) | Small commercial sites and offices with demand below 50 kW. |
| Schedule A-2 | Medium General Service (~50-200 kW) | Customer + demand ($/kW) + energy ($/kWh) — see tariff | Mid-size commercial facilities with moderate demand. |
| Schedule A-3 | Large General Service (>~200 kW) | Customer + demand ($/kW) + energy ($/kWh) — see tariff | Large commercial and light-industrial loads above ~200 kW. |
| TOU A-1 / TOU A-2 | Time-of-Use General Service | Customer + (demand) + peak/off-peak energy — see tariff | Commercial customers who can shift load to off-peak periods. |
Market Overview
Liberty Utilities (CalPeco Electric) is an investor-owned utility regulated by the California Public Utilities Commission (U-933-E). Bundled-service rates are set through CPUC General Rate Cases, the ECAC, and advice letters. Residential retail supplier choice and community choice aggregation are not available in this territory; limited Direct Access exists for some non-residential customers per statewide caps.
Need to pull your actual usage data to compare rates? See the Liberty Utilities (CalPeco Electric) LLC Data Access Guide →
Current Rate Schedules
CalPeco's electric rates are regulated by the CPUC and set via General Rate Case proceedings and advice letters. Verified figures: Schedule A-1 Small General Service carries a Customer Charge of $15.29 per meter per month with a total volumetric rate of approximately $0.15633/kWh (per the published A-1 tariff sheet, comprising distribution, generation, vegetation, SIP, PPP, and BRRBA components). Specific A-2/A-3 demand and energy charges are set in the current tariff sheets and CPUC GRC; consult the commercial rates & tariffs page for current values.
Effective: January 1, 2025 · Full Tariff Book →
| Schedule | Type | Applicability | Structure | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Schedule A-1 — Small General Service | commercial | Non-domestic service where demand is less than 50 kW and no other schedule applies (also seasonal agricultural irrigation Dec-Feb). | Customer Charge $15.29 per meter per month; volumetric energy charge totaling ~$0.15633/kWh (distribution + generation + vegetation + SIP + PPP + BRRBA), per the published A-1 tariff sheet. Plus PUC reimbursement and Energy Commission surcharges. | — |
| TOU A-1 — Time-of-Use Small General Service | commercial | Optional time-of-use version of Small General Service (demand under 50 kW). | Customer charge plus time-differentiated (peak/off-peak) energy charges; specific rates set in the current TOU A-1 tariff sheet (consult tariff book). | — |
| Schedule A-2 — Medium General Service | commercial | Non-domestic customers with demand roughly 50-200 kW per month. | Customer charge plus demand charge ($/kW) and energy charge ($/kWh); specific values set in the current A-2 tariff sheet and CPUC General Rate Case (consult tariff book for verified figures). | — |
| TOU A-2 — Time-of-Use Medium General Service | commercial | Optional time-of-use version of Medium General Service (~50-200 kW). | Customer charge, demand charge, and time-differentiated energy charges; specific values in the current TOU A-2 tariff sheet. | — |
| Schedule A-3 — Large General Service | industrial | Non-domestic customers with demand above roughly 200 kW per month. | Customer charge plus demand charge ($/kW) and energy charge ($/kWh); specific values set in the current A-3 tariff sheet and CPUC General Rate Case (consult tariff book for verified figures). | — |
| Schedule PA — Optional Interruptible Irrigation Service | agricultural | Agricultural irrigation customers electing optional interruptible service. | Interruptible irrigation rate per the current PA tariff sheet; A-1 rates apply for Dec-Feb billing periods (consult tariff book). | — |
Rate Recommendations by Use Case
Small commercial site / office (<50 kW)
Small non-residential accounts under 50 kW are served on Schedule A-1 Small General Service, which has a verified $15.29/meter/month customer charge and a bundled volumetric rate around $0.15633/kWh.
A-1 fits low-demand sites with a simple customer-charge-plus-volumetric design; TOU A-1 can help sites with off-peak-shiftable load. Larger loads should move to A-2/A-3 to avoid high per-kWh charges.
- Confirm demand stays under 50 kW to remain on A-1
- Evaluate TOU A-1 if usage can shift off-peak
- Export 12-month usage from My Account to baseline consumption
Mid-size commercial facility (~50-200 kW)
Facilities with demand roughly 50-200 kW belong on Schedule A-2 Medium General Service (or TOU A-2), which add a demand charge to lower volumetric energy charges.
A-2 shifts cost from per-kWh energy to a $/kW demand charge, rewarding higher load factor; TOU A-2 adds time-differentiated savings for shiftable load. Confirm current demand/energy figures against the live tariff sheet.
- Verify A-2 demand and energy charges in the current tariff before modeling
- Track monthly peak kW to manage the demand charge
- Use smart-meter interval data (post-2026 activation) to find peak drivers
Large commercial / light industrial (>~200 kW)
Loads above ~200 kW are served on Schedule A-3 Large General Service, the demand-heavy schedule for CalPeco's biggest non-residential customers.
A-3 carries the largest demand component, so demand management drives most of the bill. Confirm current A-3 demand and energy charges in the tariff sheet / latest GRC decision before any savings modeling.
- Confirm A-3 demand/energy charges against the current tariff and GRC outcome
- Prioritize peak-demand reduction and power-factor management
- Engage Liberty Commercial Account Services (1-800-782-2506) for load planning
Energy manager / consultant needing data access
With no Green Button, API, or EDI, third parties access CalPeco data via the customer's My Account export or a CCPA/CPRA authorization naming the firm.
CalPeco offers no programmatic access. The reliable path is a customer-submitted CCPA/CPRA request identifying the consultant and data categories, answered in roughly 48-72 hours, or customer-run My Account spreadsheet exports.
- Have the customer file a CCPA/CPRA request naming your firm and data categories
- Request post-activation hourly data once the site's smart meter is live
- Plan for manual turnaround; no real-time feed exists
Historical Rate Trends
As a CPUC-regulated IOU, CalPeco's rates change through General Rate Case decisions, annual Post-Test-Year Adjustment Mechanisms (PTAM), ECAC/GHG updates, and balancing-account true-ups filed via advice letters. Liberty filed a Test Year 2025 General Rate Case in September 2024 seeking rates effective January 1, 2025.
January 1, 2025
Test Year 2025 GRC (A.24-09-010, filed Sept 2024) resolved by CPUC Decision D.26-03-017: authorized revenue requirement of $231.9M, an 11.4% increase over the previously authorized $208.1M. New rates implemented via Advice Letter 295-E effective June 1, 2026, with a GRCMA surcharge recovering the Jan 2025 onward shortfall.
+11.4% (revenue requirement)January 1, 2024
Prior-period rate changes via PTAM, ECAC/GHG, and balancing-account advice letters.
Varies by componentOverall trend: Upward, driven by wildfire mitigation, grid modernization (Project Leapfrog), and smart-meter deployment costs recovered through the GRC and balancing accounts.
Next expected change: Outcomes of the TY2025 GRC and subsequent PTAM/ECAC advice letters; verify the latest effective tariff sheets on the commercial rates page.
Cost Optimization Strategies
Because California IOU bundled service has no retail supplier choice in Liberty's territory, C&I cost optimization centers on schedule selection, time-of-use load shifting, demand management, and confirming correct rate placement rather than energy procurement.
Select the correct general-service schedule
For: All non-residential customers near a demand threshold
Ensure the site is on the schedule matching its demand (A-1 <50 kW, A-2 ~50-200 kW, A-3 >~200 kW). Misplacement can over- or under-charge fixed/demand components; larger demand schedules shift cost from volumetric energy toward demand ($/kW).
Adopt Time-of-Use (TOU A-1 / TOU A-2)
For: Commercial customers with flexible/shiftable load
Customers able to shift consumption to off-peak periods can benefit from TOU schedules' lower off-peak energy prices versus flat rates.
Manage peak demand (kW)
For: A-2/A-3 customers with demand-based billing
A-2/A-3 schedules bill a demand charge on monthly peak kW. Peak shaving, staggered startup, and (post-smart-meter) interval analytics directly reduce billed demand.
Use interval data once smart meters activate
For: Customers in activated smart-meter regions
After 2026 smart-meter activation, export hourly usage from My Account to identify peak drivers and validate TOU/demand strategies; pair with a CCPA/CPRA authorization to share data with an energy consultant.
To implement these strategies, you need your 15-minute interval data. Learn how to download Liberty Utilities (CalPeco Electric) LLC interval data →
Frequently Asked Questions
Can a commercial customer export usage and billing data from Liberty Utilities?▾
Yes. Through the My Account portal's 'Energy Usage Overview', commercial customers can view at least 12 months of usage with month-to-month comparison and export billing and usage data to a spreadsheet (CSV/Excel). The legacy Infinity.Link system provides up to 24 months of billing history. This supports monthly reconciliation but is not a real-time or EDI feed.
Does Liberty Utilities (CalPeco) support Green Button, an API, or EDI?▾
No. Liberty does not implement Green Button Download or Connect My Data, has no public developer API, and has no documented EDI program. It runs on SAP S/4HANA and is completing a smart-meter rollout, so programmatic access may improve after 2026-2027, but for now data access is via My Account export or CCPA/CPRA request.
When will interval (hourly) data be available, and how does a consultant get it?▾
Smart meters are deploying region-by-region across 2026 (e.g., South Lake Tahoe Mar-Jun 2026, Truckee Jun-Jul 2026). Once a meter is activated, hourly/daily usage becomes viewable and exportable in My Account. A consultant can obtain it after the customer submits a CCPA/CPRA request (or written authorization) naming the firm; Liberty responds in roughly 48-72 hours.
What commercial electric rate schedules does CalPeco offer?▾
CalPeco's non-residential schedules are A-1 Small General Service (demand under 50 kW), A-2 Medium General Service (roughly 50-200 kW), and A-3 Large General Service (above ~200 kW), each with optional Time-of-Use variants (TOU A-1, TOU A-2), plus Schedule PA optional interruptible irrigation and TOU EV commercial rates. Rates are set via CPUC General Rate Case proceedings.
Are CalPeco rates regulated, and can I shop for a different supplier?▾
Rates are regulated by the CPUC (utility U-933-E) and set through General Rate Case proceedings, the Energy Cost Adjustment Clause (ECAC), and advice letters. There is no residential retail supplier choice and no community choice aggregation in Liberty's territory; bundled service from Liberty is the standard option.
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