Decide, on the spot, whether your company can respond to PeakChoice reduction events.

• Earn incentives when PG&E notifies you and you're able to reduce your electricity.
• Once notified, you have up to two hours to respond and confirm your participation*.
• If you are not able to reduce your electricity when asked, no problem (and no penalty). If additional peak situations arise during the season, we'll contact you again.

Incentive Details

For confirmed and delivered reductions, you will receive a credit for the qualified electricity reduction. The incentive rate is based on the amount of notice you receive:

• Two-day notice–$0.40/kWh
• One-day notice–$0.50/kWh
• 4 1/2-hour notice–$0.60/kWh
• 30-minute notice–$1.00/kWh

Your electricity reduction will be determined as the difference between a baseline and your actual electricity usage during the event.

The baseline is determined by calculating the energy usage of the 10 days prior to the curtailment event day. The previous 10 days will include Monday through Friday and exclude PG&E holidays and event days.

You also have an option to elect a "day-of adjustment" to this baseline. The day-of adjustment allows an adjustment to the baseline (up or down) based on your energy usage the morning of the event. The day-of adjustment is based on the first three of the four hours prior to the event and is capped at +/- 20 percent. You may select the day-of adjustment annually during your option election period.

*30-minute Best Effort participants must have their reduction confirmed within 30 minutes of notification.

Calculate your PeakChoice Best Effort selections

Special Recognition for Doing Well

When your business volunteers to temporarily reduce electricity consumption during peak demand events, the contributions add up. You're helping to stabilize California's energy system and reducing the need to build new power plants simply to meet occasional peak demand. That's good news for your company, your community and the environment.

In recognition of your contributions, PG&E will feature public service advertisements of PeakChoice participants that delivered demand reductions. You'll also receive promotional materials you can share with your customers to let them know of your PeakChoice contributions.

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