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.

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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 up to 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.

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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

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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.

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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.

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Event Day History

    • Friday, August 22

    • Thursday, August 21

    • Friday, July 11

    • Thursday, July 10

  • 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

    • 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

    • 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

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