Peak Day Partners Overview
Thank you for your interest in Peak Day Partners! Read more about the program, who is eligible, and how it works.
The Program
Peak Day Partners rewards businesses for reducing electricity between 4 p.m. and 9 p.m. on certain days of the year.
Peak Day Partners provides a financial incentive to CleanPowerSF customers if they reduce their electricity use between 4 - 9 p.m. on “Event Days.” Event Days occur on very hot days when California’s electric grid is strained. CleanPowerSF will call 6 - 12 Event Days during the program season, which runs July 1 - October 31.
The program does not include any penalties if your account is enrolled and you are not able to reduce electricity use during an Event Day.
Eligibility
To participate in Peak Day Partners, you must meet all of the following criteria:
Enrolled in CleanPowerSF as of July 31 (either on our Green or SuperGreen service)
Have service agreements on E-19, B-19, E-20, B-20, or B-EV-2 rate schedules
Not a net-energy metered (NEM) or standby account
Not enrolled in other demand response programs
Financial Incentives
We offer two financial incentives for Peak Day Partners: a standard incentive and a bonus incentive. At the end of the program season, CleanPowerSF will calculate whether your account earned an incentive. We will post standard and bonus incentives to your account as a credit.
The standard incentive is $1.50/kWh for electric load reduction. Also, if your account achieved load reduction for over 75% of the program’s Event Day hours, we will apply a bonus rate. The bonus rate is $1.00/kWh, for a total of $2.50/kWh for your account for the season.
For more details on how we calculate incentives, please review our Terms and Conditions.
Event Day Notifications
We will notify you via our website, email and/or text message the day before an Event Day so you can be prepared and take action. All Event Days will be announced by 5 p.m. the day before.
Event Days will occur on non-holiday weekdays when the day-ahead temperature is forecasted to be at or above 99 degrees Fahrenheit. We will use the forecast by the National Weather Service.
Please note we may also call voluntary Event Days through November 30. Participation in these events is optional and does not impact program incentives.
Apply to Peak Day Partners
The 2025 Season application deadline has closed. Please consider applying in June of 2026 before the 2026 Season on July 1, 2026.
Event Day History
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Friday, August 22
Thursday, August 21
Friday, July 11
Thursday, July 10
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For the 2024 Season, Peak Day Partners will be expanded to 15 Event Days (from the 12 Event Day limit). That is three more opportunities to contribute to the California grid while earning incentives.
Monday, October 7 - Voluntary
Friday, October 4 - Voluntary
Thursday, October 3 - Voluntary
Wednesday, October 2 - Voluntary
Tuesday, October 1 - Voluntary
Monday, September 23 - Voluntary
Friday, September 6 - Voluntary
Thursday, September 5 - Voluntary
Wednesday, September 4 - Voluntary
Tuesday, September 3 - Voluntary
Wednesday, August 7 - Voluntary
Tuesday, August 6 - Voluntary
Monday, August 5 - Voluntary
Thursday, July 25
Wednesday, July 24
Tuesday, July 23
Monday, July 22
Friday, July 19
Thursday, July 18
Friday, July 12
Thursday, July 11
Wednesday, July 10
Tuesday, July 9
Monday, July 8
Friday, July 5
Wednesday, July 3
Tuesday, July 2
Monday, July 1
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Wednesday, August 30
Wednesday, August 16
Tuesday, August 15
Monday, August 14
Monday, August 7
Friday, July 21
Thursday, July 20
Monday, July 17
Friday, July 14
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Monday, July 11
Monday, July 18
Thursday, July 21
Tuesday, August 16
Wednesday, August 17
Friday, August 19
Thursday, September 1
Tuesday, September 6 – Double Incentive
Wednesday, September 7 – Double Incentive
Thursday, September 8 – Double Incentive
Friday, September 9 - Double Incentive
Questions?
Review Peak Day Partners FAQs
Email us at CleanPowerSF@sfwater.org
Call us at (415) 554-0773