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Take More Control of Your Electricity Bill
SmartCurrents combines the advantages of a free smart thermostat with the Dynamic Peak Pricing rate – lowering your electric rate during most weekday hours and all weekend long. You can save money by reducing electricity use during periods of high demand while helping reduce stress on the grid.
Program Benefits
A free smart thermostat you can control from your phone
Dynamic Peak Pricing, which costs half the standard rate week nights and all weekend long
Easing strain on the grid, improving reliability
Take More Control of Your Electricity Bill
SmartCurrents combines the advantages of a free smart thermostat with Dynamic Peak Pricing – lower electric costs during most weekday hours and all weekend long. You can save money by reducing electricity use during periods of high demand while helping reduce stress on the grid.
Program benefits include:
A free smart thermostat you can control from your phone
Dynamic Peak Pricing, which costs half the standard rate week nights and all weekend long
Easing strain on the grid, improving reliability
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How It Works


You can take advantage of lower rate periods with Dynamic Peak Pricing. The cost of electricity varies by time of day, with Off-Peak hours at night and on weekends costing half as much as the standard rate.

How It Works


Save with Dynamic Peak Pricing by shifting your energy use from On-Peak hours to Off-Peak or Mid-Peak hours.

Maximize Program Benefits
After enrolling in SmartCurrents, you will receive a free ecobee3 lite smart thermostat – a $169 value – and the Dynamic Peak Pricing rate. Fulfilling program requirements and maximizing benefits is easy:
Install your free smart thermostat within 90 days after you enroll, or have it professionally installed for free. Learn more.
Stay on Dynamic Peak Pricing (DPP) for at least one year and get the full rate benefits.
During Critical Peak Events, your thermostat will automatically help you save on costs by adjusting the temperature by four degrees. You can always adjust your thermostat during events. Learn more.
Save with Your Free
Smart Thermostat


Take Advantage of Dynamic Peak Pricing
Your electricity use is measured in kilowatts and you are charged a kilowatt hour (kWh) rate. You can save money and energy in the program by knowing and taking advantage of lower rate periods.

Off-Peak Rate
4.8 cents per kWh
M - F: 11 p.m. to 7 a.m.
Monday-Friday 11 p.m. to 7 a.m.
Weekends and holidays
All weekends and holidays

Mid-Peak Rate
9.2 cents per kWh
M - F: 7 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Monday-Friday 7 a.m. to 3 p.m.
and 7 p.m. to 11 p.m.

On-Peak Rate
16.6 cents per kWh
Monday - Friday
Monday-Friday 3 p.m. to 7 p.m.
3 p.m. to 7 p.m.

Critical Peak
Critical Peak Rate
95.0 cents per kWh
Rare weekdays*
3 p.m to 7 p.m.
* Critical Peak Rate: Occurs no more than 14 weekdays per year from 3 p.m. to 7 p.m.
SmartCurrents participants have saved an average of 10%.