A MONTHLY NEWSLETTER FROM BLUE RIDGE ENERGY
matters MEMBERSHIP
August 2020
Did you know...member participation in
the Beat The Peak program has helped save almost $1 million in wholesale power cost! Join the movement today. Visit BlueRidgeEnergy.com/BTP to learn more.
Why Beat The Peak?
Looking for an easy way to keep costs down for yourself and all members? Blue Ridge Energy’s Beat The Peak program is for you!
Participating is simple and voluntary! Sign up to receive the alert of your choice — text, email, mobile app notification or phone call — to let you know when a peak will occur. Then, take action to help “beat the peak” by shifting some of your electricity consumption outside of peak hours. Suggested Beat The Peak actions:
• Raise your thermostat as high as comfortable in the summer • Wash/dry clothes and dishes during the morning or evening • Turn off unnecessary lights • Grill outside or use the microwave
Peaks occur when a majority of people are using the most electricity in a short amount of time and power producers must generate enough electricity to meet that demand. In our area, this is usually between 2-7 p.m. on the hottest weekdays of summer. If members voluntarily reduce their electricity usage during peak demand times,
it can make a big difference in controlling expensive wholesale power costs to keep rates — and bills — low. It can even help delay the need to build power plants! Sign up today by texting BTP to 70216 or at BlueRidgeEnergy.com/BTP.
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