List the different types of tariff.

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Various types of Tariff:- 

1) Flat-demand Tariff

 2) Simple-demand Tariff or Uniform Tariff

 3) Flat-rate Tariff

 4) Step-rate Tariff

 5) Block-rate Tariff

 6) Two-part Tariff

 7) Maximum demand Tariff

 8) Three-part Tariff

 9) Power factor Tariff :- a) KVA maximum demand Tariff b) Sliding Scale Tariff or Average P.F. Tariff c) KW and KVAR Tariff

10) TOD (Time of Day) Tariff

11) TOU ( Time of Usage) Tariff

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