If you work from home, try to do electricity-consuming chores like laundry, running the dishwasher, or cooking dinner in between morning meetings or on your lunch break to reduce energy use during peak hours.
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Saturdays and Sundays are great days to use your oven for baking or weekly meal prep, since weekend hours are off-peak for most Time of Use (TOU) rate plans. Using a typical oven for an hour can account for 75 kWh and makes your home hotter in summer.
Few household appliances use more electricity than dryers! Whenever possible, it's important to use them during off-peak hours.
New TVs use 100-200 watts per hour, which is equivalent to a small refrigerator. By reducing use during peak hours, you can save energy and money, while connecting with your family, friends, and pets, or simply relaxing.
While a full charge is needed for long trips, it's best for the life of your EV's battery to keep your charge level between 25%-75%.
PHEVs (and some EVs) can't accept input greater than what a 32 amp EV charger allows. Your vehicle's maximum acceptance rate must be over 7.7 KW to charge faster on a 40 amp charger. Make sure you aren't buying more amps than you need!
Level 2 chargers typically charge an EV in less than half the time it takes a Level 1 charger, but they do require a 240 volt wall outlet (like what you have for your dryer) instead of a standard wall outlet. By choosing an internet ready, ENERGY STAR® model you can maximize savings.
EV owners can save money by using free public charging offered by many stores and restaurants.
If you have an EV and rooftop solar customers, then you can dramatically reduce your carbon footprint by charging during peak solar hours, such as from 10am-2pm.
You may be eligible for additional incentives when you allow to connect to your internet-connected EV charger and occasionally slow down or temporarily delay your charging.
