TIME OF USE (TOU) PERIODS
The figure below indicates the various time of use periods for weekdays and weekend days in each 24 hour period as either Peak, Standard or Off-peak

Time of Use (TOU)

DAY

PEAK

STANDARD

OFF-PEAK

MONDAY - FRIDAY
7am – 10am
6pm - 8pm
6am - 7am
10am - 6pm
8pm - 10pm
10pm - 6am

SATURDAY

N/A
7am - 12pm
6pm - 8pm
8pm - 7am
12pm - 6pm

SUNDAY

N/A

N/A
All day

Annual Holidays for TOU

Date

Public Day

Actual day of the week

TOU day treated as

1 January 2011

New Year’s Day

Saturday

Sunday

21 March 2011

Human Rights Day

Monday

Saturday

22 April 2011

Good Friday

Friday

Sunday

25 April 2011

Family Day

Monday

Saturday

27 April 2011

Freedom Day

Wednesday

Saturday

02 May 2011

Worker’s Day

Monday

Saturday

16 June 2011

Youth Day

Thursday

Saturday

09 August 2011

Women’s Day

Tuesday

Saturday

24 September 2011

Heritage Day

Saturday

Saturday

16 December 2011

Day of Reconciliation

Friday

Sunday

25 December 2011

Christmas Day

Sunday

Sunday

26 December 2011

Day of Goodwill

Monday

Sunday