Duke Energy Florida peak and off-peak hours
What are Duke Energy Florida’s peak hours?
It depends on the plan. RST-1: Mid-peak 6 am–6 pm, Peak 6 pm–9 pm, Mid-peak 9 pm–12 am, on weekdays, in summer (in winter: Mid-peak 3 am–5 am, Peak 5 am–10 am, Mid-peak 10 am–6 pm, Peak 6 pm–9 pm, Mid-peak 9 pm–12 am); weekends: Mid-peak 6 am–12 am. Hours are local clock time.
When is electricity cheapest on Duke Energy Florida?
On summer weekdays the lowest price is RST-1: 12 am–6 am at 10.8¢/kWh, against 17.9¢ at the peak. RS-1 charges the same price at every hour.
Which Duke Energy Florida plan is cheapest?
For a typical Florida home using 1,097 kWh a month, RS-1 at about $168 a month (15.3¢/kWh all-in, before taxes). With an EV charged at its cheapest hour, RST-1 gives the lowest total.
Peak and off-peak hours of every utility
Charging an EV on Duke Energy Florida
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 Florida 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 |
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| RS-1 | Any | $43/mo | $43/mo | $211/mo |
| RST-1 | 12 am | $30/mo | $46/mo | $201/mo |
With an EV charged at its best hour, the cheapest plan overall is RST-1. Compare plans on your own usage.
How Duke Energy Florida’s plans work
RS-1 (Residential Service). In July the first 1,000 kWh a month cost 13.5¢ each; then 15.4¢ above 1,000 kWh a month. An average Florida home (1,477 kWh in July) goes past the first tier, so extra load such as an EV is priced higher. Fixed charge: $14.35 a month. Minimum bill: $30.00 a month.
RST-1 (Residential Time-of-Use). Mid-peak 6 am–6 pm, Peak 6 pm–9 pm, Mid-peak 9 pm–12 am on July weekdays; 3 of 24 hours carry the top price of 17.9¢. The cheapest July weekday hour costs 10.8¢, so moving 1 kWh out of the top hours saves 7.1¢. January weekdays range from 10.8¢ to 17.9¢. Summer pricing applies Mar–Nov; winter pricing Dec–Feb. Weekends differ: Mid-peak 6 am–12 am. Fixed charge: $14.35 a month. Minimum bill: $30.00 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, Duke Energy Florida billed its residential customers an average of 18.36¢ 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 Florida’s price change since.