Power Down: Enroll to receive Peak Alerts by phone, email, or text asking you to conserve when regional demand and costs are high on the hottest days of summer and the coldest days of winter.
Reducing peak demand helps reduce the wholesale price People's Energy pays for electricity - and PCAs, which helps hold your rate steady and reduces the need for power generation, which also helps reduce carbon emissions.
Cut costs and carbon! Every little bit helps:
> Reduce electricity during peak periods.
> Raise your thermostat 4 degrees in the summer, and lower it in the winter.
> Wash laundry and dishes before or after peak periods.
> Shut off lights and electronics when not in use.
> On nice days, use a clothes line to dry clothes.
> Use a grill or microwave for cooking, instead of oven and stove in the summer.
> Water outside and run your well during off-peak and overnight hours.
> Charge your electric vehicle during off-peak and overnight hours.
> Check for air leaks and caulk around doors, windows and wherever pipes and wires enter your house.
> Do the 'Summer Shift' - Reduce electricity when demand and cost are highest across the region, summer weekdays, 11 a.m. to 7 p.m.
