Burbank Water and Power peak and off-peak hours
What are Burbank Water and Power’s peak hours?
It depends on the plan. EV TOU: Mid-peak 8 am–4 pm, Peak 4 pm–7 pm, Mid-peak 7 pm–11 pm, on weekdays, in summer (in winter: Peak 8 am–11 pm); weekends: off-peak all day. Hours are local clock time.
When is electricity cheapest on Burbank Water and Power?
On summer weekdays the lowest price is EV TOU: 11 pm–8 am next day at 15.6¢/kWh, against 39.0¢ at the peak. Basic charges the same price at every hour.
Which Burbank Water and Power plan is cheapest?
For a typical California home using 507 kWh a month, Basic at about $135 a month (26.7¢/kWh all-in, before taxes). With an EV charged at its cheapest hour, EV TOU gives the lowest total.
Peak and off-peak hours of every utility
Charging an EV on Burbank Water and Power
1,000 miles a month in a Tesla Model Y Long Range AWD (275 kWh from the wall, EPA 27.5 kWh/100 mi) at 7.2 kW, added to a typical California home’s use, on each plan’s cheapest start hour versus plugging in at 6 pm. Averaged over the year.
| Plan | Best start | Charging, best start | Charging from 6 pm | Whole bill with EV |
|---|
| Basic | Any | $77/mo | $77/mo | $212/mo |
| EV TOU | 12 am | $43/mo | $72/mo | $179/mo |
With an EV charged at its best hour, the cheapest plan overall is EV TOU. Compare plans on your own usage.
How Burbank Water and Power’s plans work
Basic (Residential Basic Service Rate). In July the first 300 kWh a month cost 18.0¢ each; then 27.8¢ above 300 kWh a month. An average California home (571 kWh in July) goes past the first tier, so extra load such as an EV is priced higher. Fixed charge: $23.95 a month.
EV TOU (Time-of-Use Rate for Electric Vehicle Owners). Mid-peak 8 am–4 pm, Peak 4 pm–7 pm, Mid-peak 7 pm–11 pm on July weekdays; 3 of 24 hours carry the top price of 39.0¢. The cheapest July weekday hour costs 15.6¢, so moving 1 kWh out of the top hours saves 23.4¢. January weekdays range from 15.6¢ to 26.2¢. Summer pricing applies Jun–Oct; winter pricing Nov–May. Weekends differ: off-peak all day. Fixed charge: $23.95 a month.
Prices on this page are all-in per kWh, before taxes: base rates, supply and every per-kWh rider in the utility’s current tariff sheets. Your bill shows them as separate lines, and riders can change between tariff revisions.
As a cross-check, Burbank Water and Power billed its residential customers an average of 21.50¢ per kWh in 2025 (revenue ÷ sales, EIA-861). A plan taken from URDB is shown only if its all-in price is consistent with that figure, adjusted for California’s price change since.