PEAK POWER
Save Energy When It Matters Most &
Put Money Back in Your Pocket!
Enroll in Peak Power RewardsEnroll in the Peak Power Rewards (PPR) Program, and you could earn credits on your next bill by reducing energy use during short periods of high electricity demand. Simple changes, like adjusting your thermostat a few degrees or delaying the use of large appliances, can put money back in your pocket while helping keep the grid reliable for everyone.
Please note: Completion of enrollment can take 5-7 business days to initiate participation and begin receiving notifications, this includes an initial email verification by the consumer-member. All participants, once enrolled, will receive email notifications as events are called (please check your spam folder). To receive text notifications of events, the consumer-member must allow these permissions through SmartHub.
How the Peak Power Rewards Program Works
- Notification of Events: When our power supplier, Southern Illinois Power Cooperative (SIPC), predicts high electricity demand, they'll call a "Peak Power Rewards Event." Each event will last between 2 and 4 hours. Consumer-members enrolled in the PPR program will typically receive a 12-hour notice via email and/or text so they can plan to reduce energy usage.
- You Choose How to Participate: During an event, consumer-members decide if and how they want to reduce their energy use. Participation is voluntary, and there are no penalties for not participating.
- Earn Bill Credits: Consumer-members who reduce energy use below their personalized baseline during an event can earn $1 for each kilowatt-hour (kWh) saved during the 2025-26 winter season. Each participant's baseline is calculated using their recent energy usage. Pilot participants averaged about $5 in bill credits per event.
Ways to Save During A PPR Event
- Adjusting thermostat settings (in the winter, lower your thermostat by 4 or more degrees; in the summer, increase your thermostat by 4 or more degrees).
- Turning off unnecessary lights and electronics.
- Shifting clothes washing/drying, dishwashing and/or cooking usage to outside of the event time frame.
- Turning off pool pump, hot tub, or spa (if applicable).
- Reducing the use of multiple appliances at the same time.
- Waiting to use any other form of significant electricity until the event is over, or shifting that use to a time outside of the event.
- Delaying electric vehicle charging.
- Switching to a safely installed backup generator (if applicable).