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Some electricity utilities offer this as a sort of service to their customers, where they detect high grid utilization days and notify customers they can save $
by eitally 8y ago
Some electricity utilities offer this as a sort of service to their customers, where they detect high grid utilization days and notify customers they can save $ by reducing consumption on those days. Here's PG&E's page about their version: https://www.pge.com/en_US/residential/rate-plans/rate-plan-options/smart-rate-add-on/smart-rate-add-on.page https://www.pge.com/en_US/residential/rate-plans/rate-plan-o...
It's not "smart" or automated, but it's a baby step.
- kmc059000 8y agoThis concept is called Demand Response and is quite prevalent. Consumers receive a discount for reducing their load at peak times. This frequently targets very high demand customers rather than residential for the simple fact that it's easier to ask a company to delay starting a single piece of machinery than to reduce the load on an equivalent but large number consumer appliances like refirgerators. Doing this at a residential level will require significant costs to support at a residential scale. Technology is the key in solving this problem.
- LgWoodenBadger 8y agoI've been signed up with PECO for years in Pennsylvania for their SmartSaver program that targets my residential AC during the hottest summer months. I get a bill credit every month for participating. https://www.peco.com/WaysToSave/ForYourHome/Pages/SmartACSaver.aspx https://www.peco.com/WaysToSave/ForYourHome/Pages/SmartACSav...