APS Offers New Programs To Help Customers Use More Midday Solar

Arizona utility APS has rolled out three new programs to incentivize customers to adopt advanced technologies in their homes and businesses to help harness an abundance of midday solar energy. First, Cool Rewards allows residential customers to use their eligible smart thermostats to help shift energy use to off-peak hours. This program can help customers shift electricity use outside the higher-priced, on-peak hours of 3 to 8 p.m., Monday through Friday. Thermostats will be adjusted remotely up to 20 times per year to reduce usage during peak hours, and customers will retain full ability to override the adjusted settings. Customers will receive a $25 bill credit upon enrollment and a $25 bill credit annually for as long as they participate. All APS residential customers are eligible to participate in Cool Rewards, with the program enrolling up to 6,000 customers.