ComEd to Initiate Energy Savings Day, Customers Can Reap Summer Savings Using Smart Meters
July 31 2015 - 11:30AM
Business Wire
ComEd customers saved $135,000 on Peak Time
Savings program for reducing electricity during peak demand
periods
The summer heat is in full effect and today ComEd will call an
Energy Savings Day during the hours of 1 – 4 p.m. for customers
enrolled in its AC Cycling Thermostat Pilot and Peak Time Savings
program.
ComEd typically schedules Energy Savings Days when an increased
demand for electricity throughout the Midwest region is
anticipated. While the power supply in the region is expected to be
sufficient to meet anticipated high demand, customers enrolled in
demand-response programs can voluntarily scale back on their energy
usage and receive credits and incentives.
The AC Cycling Thermostat pilot provides customers with
incentives of up to $40 for reducing their air conditioning use
during the summer’s high demand periods. More than 3,500 customers
are enrolled in the AC Cycling pilot, which require a Nest Learning
Thermostat™ or XFINITY Home Thermostat to be installed at their
home. On Energy Savings Day participating customers will have their
temperatures automatically adjusted during the hours of 1 – 4 p.m.
The customer is always in control, and can change the temperature
anytime by simply adjusting the setting.
“Our energy savings days are designed to give our customers more
information and options to manage their energy usage and save on
their electric bills,” said Val Jensen, senior vice president of
Customer Operations, ComEd. “Our investments in smart meters have
enabled greater use of technology and opened the doors for programs
that provide customers with more personalized service.”
On July 23, ComEd called its first Energy Savings Day for
customers enrolled in its other demand response program called Peak
Time Savings (PTS). As a result, the customers enrolled in this
program saved a total of $135,000. ComEd is the first utility in
the Midwest to offer the smart meter-enabled program to customers.
Currently, more than 58,000 ComEd customers are enrolled in PTS and
can earn $1 credit on their electric bills for every kilowatt-hour
(kWh) of electricity they reduce during PTS hours.
Peak Time Savings, and ComEd’s AC Cycling Thermostat Pilot are
part of ComEd’s Smart Grid Exchange, a collaboration between ComEd,
entrepreneurs, technology start-ups, universities and customers to
explore and design new products, offers and innovative solutions
that utilize the intelligence of the smart grid.
Prior to calling an Energy Savings Day, ComEd notifies customers
usually the day before by phone and email or through an opt-in text
notification. These notifications help customers plan ahead to
ensure they have time to shift or reduce electricity use on the
Energy Savings Day. To ensure customers receive Energy Savings Day
notifications, they should update their contact information by
visiting ComEd.com/MyAccount.
Customers can enroll in ComEd’s Peak Time Savings program by
visiting ComEd.com/PTS.
ComEd recommends that customers consider the following tips to
help save energy and stay comfortable during the Energy Savings
Day:
- Consider turning some window units off
during the Energy Savings Day, if you have them.
- Use an outdoor grill or microwave
instead of the stove or oven.
- Avoid using other heat-producing
appliances such as dishwashers and clothes dryers.
- Draw blinds and curtains in rooms that
receive a lot of sunlight.
- Turn ceiling fan on with blades
rotating counter clockwise.
- Stay hydrated – drink plenty of
water.
- Consider going to a cool place such as
a movie theater, mall or pool.
- Relax in the basement where the
temperature is typically several degrees cooler than the rest of
the house.
Other measures implemented by ComEd to help customers save money
and manage their energy bills include a $50 million reduction in
customer’s delivery rates, which will go into effect in January of
2016 and the launching of a plan to help customers in need apply
for available financial assistance. As a result of the state’s
budget issues, social services that provided access to financial
assistance for utility bills have been closed. ComEd has launched
11 satellite locations to allow customers to apply for its
remaining 2015 CARE funds. To learn more about these and other
programs, please visit our website at ComEd.com.
Commonwealth Edison Company (ComEd) is a unit of Chicago-based
Exelon Corporation (NYSE: EXC), the nation’s leading competitive
energy provider, with approximately 7.8 million customers. ComEd
provides service to approximately 3.8 million customers across
northern Illinois, or 70 percent of the state’s population. For
more information visit ComEd.com, and connect with the company on
Facebook, Twitter and YouTube.
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