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BC Hydro Peak Saver: "Earn rewards for shifting your energy use during peak events" (www.bchydro.com)

submitted 1 month ago by otters_raft@lemmy.ca to c/britishcolumbia@lemmy.ca

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If anyone has done this in the past, and if so, what has your experience been like?

I'm curious about the smart home device enrollment in particular, since I imagine a lot of people here are using the selfhosting-compatible devices. Assuming BC Hydro is handling can handle the adjustments securely/reliably, this seems like a cool program?

Join Peak Saver to earn money back on your BC Hydro bill for using less electricity during brief times of high demand, called peak events. This program rewards you for being flexible when you use electricity, which helps us manage demand on our system.

Whether you prefer a hands-on challenge or to sit back and leave it to us, there are different options to shift, save and earn money during peak events.

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[–] No_Eponym@lemmy.ca 3 points 1 month ago

If you have sufficient battery storage and a good solar setup, it can work great for you especially in the summer.

For the rest of us plebs, yet another "carbon footprint" gaslighting campaign where they promise something good but just end up shifting blame for electricity costs to you for running your AC on a hot day/heater on a cold day/oven at dinner time/dryer on the weekend, instead of owning their piss-poor management of BC Hydro et al. for the last few decades. Your time and convenience and lowered stress are worth more than any potential discount, plus you'll probably still end up paying more because you use the most power when you need it, and that is when most other people need it too.