Power Manager for Business- Duke Energy

Our voluntary program is designed for qualified business customers to help reduce heavy power use during unusually high energy demand times.

Earn financial rewards for participating in Power Manager for Business.

Decide which option is best for your business to participate in and how much electrical load to reduce. As participants in this program, you can lower your energy bill and help reduce your carbon footprint.

The higher the amount of energy you decide to reduce, the higher the rewards you earn.

Select the best enrollment option for your business:

Program

Options

Rewards

Bring Your Own kW

Manual – You decide and act on how much electrical load to reduce at your business during peak usage events.
Automatic – You connect your equipment to receive event communication and determine how your equipment will respond during peak usage events.

Pay for performance. The more you reduce the more you earn.

The program provides $30 per reduced average kW over your baseline usage.

Load Control

The program provides the installation of a new Wi-Fi programmable thermostat. You choose the percentage level to reduce your AC's operation.

The higher the amount you choose to reduce, the more incentives you will receive.

30% – $50
50% – $85
75% – $135

How it Works

Choose an Option
Sign up for either option and decide how much electrical load to reduce during peak usage events.
Receive Rewards
Receive financial rewards based on your selected enrollment option.
Make a Difference
Your participation helps reduce energy use and energy costs for everyone across the region.

How it Helps

Less Electric Load on the Grid
You and other customers are helping us reduce electric load in Indiana.
Good for the Environment
This program helps preserve natural resources and delays the need for new power plants and transmission lines.
Greater Energy Savings
You are helping keep energy costs low for your business and other customers across the region.

Program Details

Choose how and when your equipment will respond during peak usage events by selecting which equipment communication option is right for your business.

Equipment Communication Options

Customer enrolls existing Wi-Fi-connected smart thermostats from your preferred brand to include Google Nest, Emerson Sensi™ and Honeywell.

OpenADR Communication Standard

Automatic connection between customer equipment and OpenADR standard such as building control systems, Wi-Fi-connected equipment and lighting control systems

Manual Control

Customer responds to communication from the company and adjusts the operation of their equipment and systems to lower their electrical energy usage

Rewards

The compensation will be $30 per average kW reduced during the events. On average BYOkW customers earn between $150 and $210 per season. Actual incentive will be determined based on average seasonal performance. Customers will see rewards paid through incentive checks.

Each participating customer will get compensated for the average load reduction during the demand reduction events. The load reduction gets measured against the baseline demand profile (kW demand) for the facility. The facility baseline demand profile gets calculated using five representative days from the 10 days prior to the event, excluding weekends, holidays* or other event days. The baseline can be weather-adjusted if the company determines the facility demand is weather-sensitive or if the event day is inconsistent with the baseline demand profile.

*Holidays include Memorial Day, Independence Day and Labor Day.

How Does BYOkW Work?

The Bring Your Own kW option allows customers to participate in a demand response program during the summer season, where they decide how much electrical load to reduce during a peaking event. Customers will receive advance notice of a scheduled demand reduction event as far in advance of the event start time as possible but no later than five hours before the start of the event unless there is an emergency.

During the designated event, customers may choose the extent to which they reduce the energy demand (kW) of their facility. The response can be automated or completed manually by the customer making changes at their facility.

There will be a minimum of one event per control season to measure the available load reduction.

Program Events: May 1-Sept. 30

Events may occur for up to four hours during the months of May through September.

Requirements

Must be willing to shed load in response to signal or communication from company during control season (May 1-Sept. 30).
Must have an AMI meter.
Must be a nonresidential customer on an eligible rate.

Additional Resources

What is demand response?

Contact Advisor

Schedule your one-on-one energy discussion today.
Email: bea-team@duke-energy.com or call 800.979.9146.

Review your event performance and energy usage and manage communication preferences.

Customer Portal

On days when there is a particularly high demand for energy, like the hottest day of the summer, for example, we ask businesses to reduce their energy consumption so that there is less strain on the system. If you're a member of the program, you don't have to DO anything. We send a signal to your device to lower your central air conditioner's energy usage for a few hours. Most businesses report that they never even notice.

We'll give you a free device for each HVAC system you have AND pay for it to be professionally installed and programmed. You can also choose the level at which you want to participate.

With your easy-to-use Wi-Fi thermostat, you can:

Automatically adjust your business's temperature using a tablet or smartphone
Log into our portal from anywhere, 24 hours a day, to monitor and adjust your thermostat
Program normal open and close schedules or vacations and holidays
Manage multiple locations easily
Participate in one of the easiest ways to lower your annual energy expenses

You Choose:

30% Summer Cycling Level – $50 per load control device
50% Summer Cycling Level – $85 per load control device
75% Summer Cycling Level – $135 per load control device

Rewards

Annual rewards are applied directly to your energy bill. The credits, as outlined for each level, will be applied to your first monthly bill following the successful installation and testing of each load control device or thermostat.

After the first year, you will receive a credit annually upon the anniversary date of the initial credit issued. You'll also enjoy additional savings from running your energy on the thermostat's schedule.

Events may occur for up to four hours each day from May through September. The participant’s air conditioner unit enrolled may be interrupted based on the elected cycling level.

Requirements

Must be a nonresidential Duke Energy electric customer.
Must have a readily available, password-protected Wi-Fi.
New customers receive a free, professionally installed Wi-Fi thermostat.

Lease your facility?

A property owner may need to sign a Tenant Agreement Form agreeing that the property can be enrolled in Power Manager for Business. Please check your lease to determine if you need a signed form to enroll.

Additional Resources

What is demand response?

Contact Advisor

Schedule your one-on-one energy discussion today.
Email: bea-team@duke-energy.com or call 800.979.9146.

Review your event performance and energy usage and manage communication preferences.

Customer Portal