Summer Saver
Become a Summer Saver and get rewarded for using less energy.
The Summer Saver program has officially ended for 2023-2024. If you participated, thank you! Your efforts have helped alleviate the strain on the network during peak periods.
What is the Summer Saver program?
Summer Saver runs annually from 1 December until 31 March. It's an invite only program and eligible customers receive a letter inviting them to participate.
Participants are rewarded for temporarily reducing their electricity use when energy demand peaks during the summer. It’s our way of saying thank-you for helping to manage tricky times on the network.
How does the program work?
Once registered, we let participants know when we think energy demand will be high. It won’t be often - normally during peak periods - and during these times we’ll invite them via SMS or email to reduce their power use. These energy saving ‘events’ are usually three hours long, between the hours of 3pm-8pm.
Reducing power could be through simple actions like turning off non-essential appliances or pre-cooling rooms and closing them off during the event period.
Participants can choose not to participate in a specific event if it isn't convenient, but if they do we'll reward them for every kilowatt-hour they save during these peak times.