Reduce Electricity Use During Heatwave

Do what you can to reduce electricity usage from 5 - 8 p.m. every day (If it’s sunny, think most about 6 - 7 pm). The most impactful thing you can do is reduce your need for AC.

Here are practical ways to "shave the peak" during those specific hours:

• Pre-cooling works! Focus your AC usage on a couple of rooms, and get them nice and cool before 5 pm. Then, turn the AC up a few degrees, or turn it off if you can handle it.
• Use fans wherever possible to compensate for AC, and draw the blinds to help keep rooms cool. If you're planning an outing to the pool or to the air-conditioned library or mall, do it during peak hours! 
• Don’t do the laundry. When you do, wash in cold water.
• Don’t run the dishwasher.
• If you have an electric car, schedule your charging session for 9 p.m. to 7 a.m. Avoid peak times!

Thanks for taking steps to clean up our electric grid! Stay cool!