| Program Name: | Smart Usage Rewards Program (Commercial) |
| Program Sponsor: | Con Edison (Private Utility) |
| Program Type: | Rebates/Incentives |
| Technology: | Energy Efficiency/Demand Response |
| Eligibility: | Application Based |
| Cost: | N/A |
Description
Enrollment deadlines for 2023 program participation are as follows:
May 1-September 30, Enrollment Deadline: April 1
June 1-September 30, Enrollment Deadline May 1
Through the Smart Usage Rewards Program, Con Edison pays its customers who reduce their electric and gas consumption during peak hours.
Eligibility
Natural Gas Smart Usage Program
To be eligible for the program, participants must take firm gas delivery service from Con Edison in the value zones identified here.
Participants must also have one of four metering options:
- Smart Meter
- Customer-owned consumption recording device
- Volume corrector
- Smart Meter Interface Management Unit
Electric Smart Usage Program
To be eligible, a direct participant enrolling with a single account must provide a minimum of 50kW of load reduction. Aggregators must enroll a minimum of 50 total kW (in the aggregate) of load reduction to participate. Participants must also have a communicating interval meter or an AMI meter. Con Edison may provide an interval meter at no costs for customers with less than 500 kW of electric demand.
How the Program Works
During peak hours the program pays small businesses to temporarily reduce their electric or natural gas usage through Smart Usage (demand response).
Through the eclectic Smart Usage Program, participants earned up to $18,000 a year for every 100 kW (kilowatts) a participant pledges to reduce. Through the natural gas Smart Usage Program, participants earned up to $4,500 per winter for ever 100 therms per day the participant pledged to reduce.
Refer to the Commercial Smart Usage Program Guidelines for further information.
How to Apply
The enrollment process is based on the number of kW reduced during an event:
- ≤ 50 kW or if you’re not sure: Please contact a participating aggregator to apply. Find a participating aggregator.
- ≥ 50 kW: Either apply through a participating aggregator or enroll directly with ConEdison. Please email demandresponse@coned.com the Electric Demand Response Application Form (PDF) to enroll with us directly.
Contact Information
Email demandresponse@coned.com.