Be power smart by keeping your electricity use low during peak demand days and you’ll earn cash back.

On days above 35 degrees, more people use their air conditioning while running pool pumps and other appliances, so demand on the electricity network is high. In some UE areas, this puts a lot of short-term pressure on our infrastructure.

From 1 December to 31 March, our Summer Saver program offers customers in these areas the chance to partner with us to reduce electricity demand in your home and community.

We’ll let you know by SMS when a Summer Saver ‘event’ is called and ask that on these days you reduce your electricity consumption for just three hours. For every kilowatt hour of electricity you save, we’ll pay you.

It’s not unusual for participants to earn between $100 and $250 depending on the number of events called.