Wastewater operator CEU course

The Peak You Pay For: Demand Charges

Approved for renewal credit in Illinois

High demand charges can make your plant's electricity bill spike unexpectedly, especially when pumps and motors start at the same time. This hour shows how to recognize demand peaks, understand demand ratchets, and create simple load shedding plans to cut costs without hurting treatment.

Course summary, as it appears on your certificate

To enable wastewater operators to understand the nature of electricity demand charges on the plant's bill, how pump and motor operations contribute to peak demand, how demand ratchets affect costs over time, and how to apply load shedding strategies to reduce demand charges while maintaining treatment process compatibility.

Level 2 — what each change does to the plant — effluent, efficiency, sludge and energy — assumes Level 1

Credit awarded: 1 hour — Technical

The Illinois course number is issued by the Agency for this course and is printed on your certificate.

Reviewed by: Robert Risley, Class 1 Wastewater Operator — reviewed November 2026

AquaCert does not mark its own homework: a licensed operator reviews the content and the course cannot be sold while that review is out of date.

One hour of study is one hour of credit. Your certificate reports the hours, which is what Illinois records against your renewal.

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What's included

• ✓ Self-paced online coursework you can start, pause, and resume anytime
• ✓ Short questions along the way, and a short final quiz to pass for your certificate (retake it as often as you need)
• ✓ An official certificate of completion (PDF) with a public verification code
• ✓ Progress saved to your My Learning dashboard