Cheapest Time to Charge an EV in Bay City, MI
The cheapest, greenest grid window in Bay City today is
1 AM – 4 AM CDT,
based on MISO day-ahead wholesale prices.
There's also a midday solar dip around 10 AM – 1 PM. On a time-of-use plan, your off-peak rate runs about ~12 AM - 6 AM.
Cheapest grid window
1 AM – 4 AM
CDT · MISO
Midday solar dip
10 AM – 1 PM
When solar output peaks
TOU off-peak anchor
~12 AM - 6 AM
Works on any time-of-use plan
Today's hourly grid price
Day-ahead wholesale price ($/MWh) for each hour, CDT local. Lower = cheaper and typically lower-carbon. The shaded bars are today's cheapest windows.
Set a charge reminder
Schedule your car or charger to start at 1 AM CDT so you wake up topped off at the cheapest rate. Most EVs and smart chargers let you set a daily departure or start time in the app.
Find charging stations in Bay CityWholesale day-ahead prices via the open-source gridstatus library. Day-ahead price is the literal bill only on real-time/hourly-priced utility plans; for everyone else it marks the cheapest, lowest-carbon grid window. The off-peak anchor is a generic time-of-use default and may differ from your specific utility's plan. Updated 2026-06-22.