San Diego’s heat wave is forcing residents to crank up their air conditioning, but San Diego Gas & Electric is hoping to entice residents to think twice and instead save some money on their utility bill.
To help reduce electricity use, SDG&E is offering “Reduce Your Use” rewards for the third day in a row Friday from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m.
If you want to participate, the utility will look at your electricity use over the last five days and average the three highest-use days.
Saving less than that average Friday could earn you a bill credit of $0.75 per kilowatt hour saved, or a $1.25 credit per kilowatt hour saved with enabling technology, according to SDG&E.
Click here to sign up for the program.
SDG&E offered some tips on how to cut down electric use on hot days:
- Use a ceiling or portable fan instead of A/C
- Raise your central thermostat four to six degrees if your health permits it
- Unplug chargers and power strips
- Run major appliances before 11 a.m. or after 6 p.m.
- Turn off your pool pump between 11 a.m. and 6 p.m.
The utility added that it does have enough electricity to meet the excess demand, but the Reduce Your Use program reduces strain on the county’s electric grid.
