About Peak Perks

About the program

Peak Perks rewards you for managing your electricity use at home. You can get a $75 virtual prepaid Mastercard® by opting in to automatic, time-limited smart thermostat adjustments from June to September. More than 280,000 participants in Ontario are already helping maintain a reliable electricity system and reduce stress on the grid during the hottest summer months.

Who can participate?

To be eligible to participate in Peak Perks, you must:

• Be a resident or small business (50 or fewer employees) in Ontario with central air conditioning, a heat pump, or a rooftop unit that is controlled by a smart thermostat.
• Have an eligible Wi-Fi-enabled smart thermostat installed in your home or business.
• Not be participating in another demand response program in Ontario where your thermostat is automatically adjusted to help maintain reliability of the electricity grid.

Benefits of Peak Perks:

• Get a $75 virtual prepaid Mastercard® when you enroll in the program—and an additional $20 prepaid Mastercard each year you stay enrolled.
• Save on electricity costs during the hottest summer months.
• Contribute to a more affordable and reliable electricity grid.
• Stay in control and opt out at any time.

How to Participate:

1. Buy and install a smart thermostat if you don’t already have one.

2. Enroll your smart thermostat online at saveonenergy.ca/peakperks or on your smart thermostat app.

3. From June through September, the temperature of your enrolled smart thermostat will occasionally be adjusted by no more than 2 degrees Celsius for no more than three hours during periods of peak energy demand. Events will take place on weekdays and will not occur on weekends or holidays.

4. You can opt out of a thermostat-adjustment event from your mobile device, web browser or thermostat at any time.

Visit saveonenergy.ca/peakperks to sign up.