Peaksaver™ - Live green, save green
Be a neighbourhood power star
with the peaksaver™ program!
Join peaksaver™ and you’ll be joining thousands of Ontarians who are helping to reduce the demand for electricity in your community when it is the highest. By participating in the peaksaver™ program you’re taking action to reduce the electricity demand for the sake of our environment. This is a way for homeowners and businesses to respond to the province’s call for conservation during summer heat waves.
It’s no sweat to participate. Just sign up to allow Erie Thames Powerlines to cycle down your air conditioning temporarily. It will help reduce the strain on the electricity system on summer days when electricity use is at its peak.
We’ll only do it when absolutely necessary (usually between 12 p.m. and 6 p.m. on weekdays; never on weekends or holidays). We’ll install a FREE programmable thermostat valued at over $200 that allows us to send a wireless signal to cycle down your air conditioner. You probably won’t notice the difference in the comfort level or temperature of your home.
To be eligible you must be a homeowner of a single-family home or have a small business with a central cooling system. We’ll do all the work at no expense to you. In fact, you’ll even receive $25 from the Ontario Power Authority, just for signing up.
Call Erie Thames Powerlines' peaksaver™ hotline 1-866-727-1611 to book an appointment today to have one of our professional service technicians install your peaksaver™ programmable thermostat.
Want to learn more about peaksaver and hear the air conditioner symphony? Click the video to the right to see how you can become a power star with peaksaver!
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
How do I sign up?
Call Erie Thames Powerlines' peaksaver™ hotline 1-866-727-1611 to book an appointment today to have one of our professional service technicians install your peaksaver™ programmable thermostat. Then feel good knowing you’ve done something good for the electricity system and the environment. It’s that simple. And don’t forget, you’ll receive $25 from the Ontario Power Authority just for signing up.
Thanks for being a power star!
What will you save?
While the peaksaver™ equipment will have no noticeable effect on the comfort of a building’s occupants, the environmental benefits and the reduction in peak electricity use is significant. When you give your LDC permission to cycle down your electricity use, you’re helping to reduce smog and air pollution. That’s because coal-fired and gas-fired generating stations will be used less often.
By reducing the amount of electricity needed at peak times you'll be lessening the chance of voltage reductions or other disruptions in the power system.
And you'll help ensure less expensive electricity. You see, during peak times, Ontario has to buy power from other places and this is expensive and could increase the overall price of electricity. When you help reduce the demand for electricity, you’re actually helping to ensure less expensive electricity is bought to meet our needs.
The bottom line? It's cheaper to save a kilowatt than it is to make one!
Peaksaver™ is a no-cost, easy to participate in initiative that is helping Ontario meet its peak electricity needs.
