Choptank Electric Cooperative is pleased to tell you about a new voluntary program called "Beat the Peak." Beat the Peak encourages members to conserve or limit energy usage during peak times. "Peak" times are those when the Cooperative is purchasing wholesale power at the highest prices. By cutting back on the amount of wholesale power purchased during these peak, high-priced periods, the Cooperative can reduce its total wholesale power costs. Reductions in wholesale power costs are passed through directly to the members in our power cost adjustment (PCA).
Peak periods occur when the demand for electricity is the highest, usually when it is very cold or hot outside. When you volunteer to participate, we will notify you when it is urgent to turn back the thermostat setting during the heating season and raise the thermostat in the cooling season, curtail use of major appliances and turn off all unnecessary lights in an effort to reduce peak demand on our system.
Choptank will alert our members of the need to cut back via an email message of the anticipated day and time the peak period will occur and remind members of the importance to reduce energy consumption during this critical period. You may go to www.choptankelectric.coop and click on the "Beat the Peak" icon for more information. You may also register to have alerts sent to your cell phone (please check your cell phone plan to be sure you will not be charged to receive the text message). You may unsubscribe at any time by clicking on the link at the bottom of the email titled SAFE UNSUBSCRIBE. By joining "Beat the Peak" you will assist your Cooperative to decrease the need to purchase wholesale power when prices are highest, help save energy resources and help the environment.
2 comments:
We pay you thats our part.
But won't the wind turbins know to speed up during those "peak" power use periods?
Obama thinks so.
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