PG&E is reminding customers they can cut their bill while keeping their electricity consumption down amid this week’s prolonged heat event with a monetary rewards program launched earlier this summer.
The reminder comes after the California Independent System Operator issued a Flex Alert calling on the state’s residents to cut power usage during peak energy usage times to lessen the strain on the state’s power grid.
Through the weekend, residents across California are encouraged to shut off unnecessary lights and appliances, and either set their air conditioners to at least 78 degrees or higher or turn it off completely.
Customers enrolled in PG&E’s free Power Saver Rewards Program will earn credit off their bill when they use less energy during Flex Alerts and any other days deemed a Power Saver Rewards event by PG&E.
At the end of the summer, more than 1.5 million customers enrolled will receive a cut off their bill, with no penalty for times they used energy. Customers earn $2 of credit for every kilowatt-hour of energy they conserve — this translates to the amount of energy consumed if a 1,000-watt device runs for one hour. To determine this figure, PG&E compares the amount of energy used during an event to a customer’s “expected energy usage.”
To participate, residents must be an electric service customer of PG&E or a community choice aggregator, have a SmartMeter and not be enrolled in pre-existing energy reduction programs. More information on how to enroll can be found at powersaver.pge.com.
PG&E encourages residents to pre-cool their homes, use major appliances like a dishwasher or washing machine, charge electric vehicles and close their window shades before 4 p.m. on Flex Alert days.
The company also recommends customers to stay cool in times of extreme heat. Information on cooling centers around the state can be found on PG&E’s website or at CALoes.ca.gov.
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Middle finger extended.
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Does PG&E even have plans for more generation?
Will they give us an incentive for not plugging our electric cars? Like give us a gallon of gas for our gas car.
PG&E says set your Air Conditioner to 78 degrees or higher or turn it off completely and the company also recommends customers stay cool in times of extreme heat. There you go!
109 degrees and they want me to turn off my air conditioner? Yeah, right……..
It’s only a matter of time before PG&E takes control of the SmartMeters and limits when and how much power you can use at any time. All because you gave consent to enroll in the program.
Terms and conditions may apply…
If I “incentivized” a politician I would go to prison. Just saying.
Be sure and not charge your battery-mobile.
Bring the rolling blackouts and let the greenies take the heat for their frivolous lawsuits against any form of power generation
Do us all a favor, in the spirit of democracy, if you own an electric car, please don’t charge it. Governor Newsom implores you, in the name of climate change, and all his cronies who aim to profit from it.
It’s the progressive thing to do, you poor misguided human.
However, if you own a gasoline powered generator, please feel free to use it to charge your electric car. After all, coal fired electric grids charge your EV anyway. Yes, your EV runs on coal, the dirtiest form of energy on the planet.