Central Electric offers two different load control programs: managing solely the electric water heater or controlling electric heating systems.
ELECTRIC WATER HEATERS
We will install (free of charge) a demand response unit (DRU) on your electric water heater. Members immediately receive a $25 sign-up bill credit and a $2.50 bill credit each month they participate in load management. The DRU interrupts power to the tank during peak energy demand times. Load management helps stabilize future power costs to the cooperative and reduces power plant emissions for a cleaner environment.
Participants must remain in the load management program for a minimum of two years.
Forty-gallon tanks with more than one person in the home, mobile homes (home has an axle and can be transported), seasonal accounts, and tanks installed by the cooperative are not eligible.
ELECTRIC HEATING SYSTEMS
Electric heating systems (electric baseboard, furnace, boiler or heat pump) under load management receive a 40 percent reduced rate for the energy they use on a second meter. Members must do the following steps to participate in load management with an electric heating system:
- Use electric heat as your primary heating source.
- Install a second distribution panel and service entrance for separate metering.
- Allow heating/cooling system and electric water heater to be interrupted during peaks (electric clothes dryer is optional).
- Have an adequate, non-electric, back-up heating system (thermal electric storage is recommended).
Control Periods Weekdays only
- Winter: Typically between 7 a.m. to 12 p.m. and 5 p.m. to 10 p.m.
- Summer: Typically between 1 p.m. and 7 p.m.
Control hours may be extended as needed. No weekends or major holiday interruptions.
- Seasonal variations: Spring and fall usually have a greater frequency of interruptions than winter and summer. The average number of monthly control days is seven.
To receive a special load management meter socket for two meters, click on the following link and print the form Load Management Agreement Form. Mail completed form to: Ken Maleski, P.O. Box 329, Parker, PA 16049
Members currently participating in Load Managment can check for load control periods by visiting our Home Page and clicking Follow Us on Twitter or click here to be redirected to our Twitter page.
Contact us at 1-800-521-0570 ext. 2172 for more information and start saving today!
