Load Management for Irrigators
Load management helps us reduce wholesale power cost by lowering peak use when power is the most expensive during the hot summer months, June through September.
Like any supply and demand rule, energy is more expensive when the demand is high. Typically, the peak of the energy market is related to the temperature and weather patterns, which vary from year to year.
Irrigation accounts play a pivotal role in the load management program. By participating in the program, irrigators allow Medina EC to shut off power to irrigation equipment on days the market is experiencing high demand. This reduces the overall demand Medina EC requires at key moments, which lowers our power costs. About 75 percent of irrigation accounts are enrolled in this program. In exchange for their participation, irrigators receive a reduced rate on demand and energy charges.
Members with irrigation rates interested in participating in the program must enroll by April 1. Contact us to request an agreement.
Load management members receive notification via text or phone call, based on their preference.
You can sign up for text notification by texting LM to 830-423-5032. You can also sign up by filling out the form below:
Load Management Logs
| Date | Load Shed | MW Shed | Load Restored |
|---|---|---|---|
| June 19 | 3:15 p.m. | 20.7 | 6:00 p.m. |
| June 20 | 3:15 p.m. | 24.1 | 6:00 p.m. |
| July 9 | 3:15 p.m. | 23.9 | 6:00 p.m. |
| July 10 | 3:15 p.m. | 25 | 6:00 p.m. |
| July 16 | 3:15 p.m. | 23.5 | 6:00 p.m. |
| July 18 | 3:15 p.m. | 24.7 | 5:20 p.m. |
| July 30 | 3:15 p.m. | 29 | 6:00 p.m. |
| July 31 | 3:15 p.m. | 27.8 | 6:00 p.m. |
| August 7 | 3:15 p.m. | 26.4 | 6:00 p.m. |
| August 12 | 3:15 p.m. | 22.8 | 6:00 p.m. |
| August 13 | 3:15 p.m. | 25.5 | 6:00 p.m. |
| August 26 | 3:15 p.m. | 19.3 | 6:00 p.m. |
| September 5 | 3:15 p.m. | 18.8 | 6:00 p.m. |
| September 6 | 3:15 p.m. | 19.3 | 6:00 p.m. |
| Date | Load Shed | MW Shed | Load Restored |
|---|---|---|---|
| June 1 | 3:30 p.m. | 28.9 | 5:45 p.m. |
| June 6 | 3:30 p.m. | 28.1 | 5:50 p.m. |
| June 22 | 3:30 p.m. | 25.5 | 6:00 p.m. |
| June 26 | 3:30 p.m. | 27.7 | 5:25 p.m. |
| June 27 | 3:30 p.m. | 26.7 | 5:45 p.m. |
| June 29 | 3:30 p.m. | 25.5 | 5:10 p.m. |
| July 2 | 3:30 p.m. | 28.1 | 6:00 p.m. |
| July 3 | 3:30 p.m. | 28.5 | 6:15 p.m. |
| July 17 | 3:15 p.m. | 23.5 | 6:00 p.m. |
| July 18 | 3:15 p.m. | 24.4 | 6:10 p.m. |
| July 19 | 3:15 p.m. | 28.5 | 6:00 p.m. |
| July 20 | 3:15 p.m. | 32.2 | 6:00 p.m. |
| July 23 | 3:15 p.m. | 32.2 | 5:15 p.m. |
| August 6 | 3:15 p.m. | 20.8 | 6:00 p.m. |
| August 7 | 3:15 p.m. | 32.9 | 6:00 p.m. |
| August 9 | 4:00 p.m. | 24.4 | 5:45 p.m. |
| August 15 | 3:15 p.m. | 9.4 | 6:15 p.m. |
| August 16 | 3:15 p.m. | 9.2 | 6:00 p.m. |
| August 17 | 3:15 p.m. | 14.2 | 6:00 p.m. |
| August 22 | 3:15 p.m. | 15.2 | 6:00 p.m. |
| August 23 | 3:15 p.m. | 17.5 | 6:00 p.m. |
| August 24 | 3:15 p.m. | 13 | 5:50 p.m. |
| September 1 | 3:15 p.m. | 14.3 | 6:00 p.m. |
| September 17 | 3:15 p.m. | 0 | 6:00 p.m. |
| September 18 | 3:15 p.m. | 0.1 | 6:00 p.m. |
| September 19 | 3:15 p.m. | 1.2 | 6:03 p.m. |
| Date | Load Shed | MW Shed | Load Restored |
|---|---|---|---|
| June 15 | 3:30 p.m. | 19.7 | 5:20 p.m. |
| June 16 | 3:15 p.m. | 21 | 5:20 p.m. |
| June 23 | 3:15 p.m. | 22.4 | 6:00 p.m. |
| July 19 | 3:15 p.m. | 18.8 | 6:00 p.m. |
| July 20 | 3:15 p.m. | 19.8 | 6:00 p.m. |
| July 21 | 3:15 p.m. | 23.1 | 5:20 p.m. |
| July 27 | 3:15 p.m. | 25.6 | 6:00 p.m. |
| July 28 | 3:15 p.m. | 25.6 | 6:00 p.m. |
| August 22 | 3:15 p.m. | 18.5 | 5:15 p.m. |
| September 1 | 3:15 p.m. | 18 | 6:00 p.m. |
| September 2 | 3:15 p.m. | 16.35 | 6:00 p.m. |
| September 4 | 3:15 p.m. | 16.29 | 5:55 p.m. |
| September 5 | 3:15 p.m. | 16 | 4:55 p.m. |
| September 14 | 3:15 p.m. | 16 | 6:00 p.m. |
| September 18 | 3:15 p.m. | 14 | 5:05 p.m. |
| September 19 | 3:15 p.m. | 17.9 | 5:05 p.m. |
| September 20 | 3:15 p.m. | 16.6 | 6:00 p.m. |
| Date | Load Shed | MW Shed | Load Restored |
|---|---|---|---|
| June 15 | 3:45 p.m. | 20.3 | 5:15 p.m. |
| June 16 | 3:45 p.m. | 25.2 | 5:00 p.m. |
| June 17 | 3:45 p.m. | 17.2 | 5:15 p.m. |
| June 27 | 3:45 p.m. | 13.0 | 4:40 p.m. |
| July 6 | 3:45 p.m. | 20.0 | 5:30 p.m. |
| July 7 | 3:45 p.m. | 20.6 | 5:30 p.m. |
| July 13 | 3:45 p.m. | 19.0 | 5:30 p.m. |
| July 14 | 3:45 p.m. | 21.7 | 5:30 p.m. |
| July 21 | 3:45 p.m. | 20.0 | 5:30 p.m. |
| July 22 | 3:45 p.m. | 16.6 | 5:30 p.m. |
| August 2 | 3:45 p.m. | 20.9 | 5:15 p.m. |
| August 3 | 3:45 p.m. | 14.3 | 5:15 p.m. |
| August 4 | 3:30 p.m. | 21.5 | 6:00 p.m. |
| August 8 | 3:30 p.m. | 20.3 | 6:00 p.m. |
| August 9 | 3:30 p.m. | 20.7 | 5:30 p.m. |
| August 10 | 3:30 p.m. | 20.5 | 6:00 p.m. |
| August 11 | 3:30 p.m. | 22.1 | 5:30 p.m. |
| September 1 | 3:30 p.m. | 8.9 | 5:15 p.m. |
| September 6 | 3:30 p.m. | 10.4 | 5:30 p.m. |
| September 7 | 3:30 p.m. | 7.1 | 5:05 p.m. |
| September 8 | 3:30 p.m. | 11.5 | 4:55 p.m. |
| September 19 | 3:30 p.m. | 8.7 | 5:30 p.m. |
| Date | Load Shed | MW Shed | Load Restored |
|---|---|---|---|
| June 8 | 3:45 p.m. | 7.6 | 5:15 p.m. |
| June 9 | 3:45 p.m. | 8.6 | 5:15 p.m. |
| June 10 | 3:15 p.m. | 10.8 | 5:15 p.m. |
| June 25 | 4:15 p.m. | 2.5 | 5:15 p.m. |
| June 26 | 4:00 p.m. | 4.9 | 5:15 p.m. |
| July 13 | 3:45 p.m. | 14.2 | 5:15 p.m. |
| July 14 | 3:45 p.m. | 16 | 5:15 p.m. |
| July 20 | 4:00 p.m. | 18.3 | 5:15 p.m. |
| July 23 | 4:00 p.m. | 21.5 | 5:15 p.m. |
| July 27 | 4:00 p.m. | 19.8 | 5:15 p.m. |
| July 28 | 4:00 p.m. | 20.9 | 5:15 p.m. |
| July 29 | 3:45 p.m. | 20.2 | 5:15 p.m. |
| July 30 | 3:45 p.m. | 23.1 | 5:15 p.m. |
| August 5 | 4:00 p.m. | 21.4 | 5:15 p.m. |
| August 6 | 4:15 p.m. | 22.2 | 5:15 p.m. |
| August 10 | 3:30 p.m. | 20 | 5:15 p.m. |
| August 11 | 3:30 p.m. | 20.5 | 5:15 p.m. |
| September 2 | 4:00 p.m. | 20.8 | 5:15 p.m. |
| September 4 | 3:45 p.m. | 21.5 | 5:00 p.m. |
| September 8 | 3:15 p.m. | 21.7 | 5:15 p.m. |