Fellow Servant Rule A common law defense used by employers before the passage of compensation laws. It held that if an employee was injured due to the carelessness of a fellow employee, the right of action was against the fellow worker and not against the employer.
SRP Time-of-Use Price Plan. With the SRP Time-of-Useâ¢ (TOU) Price Plan, you can save money on your electric bill by using less electricity weekdays from 1â8 p.m. between May and October. Between November and April, higher cost on-peak hours are weekdays from 5â9 a.m. and 5â9 p.m.
Some utilities encourage users to reduce peak demand with cost incentives. TXU Energy in Texas has variable time-of-use rates. Electricity is more expensive between 1 and 6 p.m. on weekdays in summer and fall. These are the times with highest electric demand, largely because of air conditioning usage. (Learn how to use a programmable thermostat to control peak energy use.)