Summer Discount Plan
Save money on your summer season electric bills and help conserve energy by joining Southern California Edison's (SCE) Commercial Summer Discount Plan. At no charge to you, SCE provides and installs a cycling device on your central air conditioner. In exchange, you receive a credit on your summer season electric bills for permitting SCE to periodically turn off, or "cycle," your air conditioner(s). You decide how much credit you receive by the program and the amount of cycling you select. The maximum credit amount can vary depending on the size of your central air conditioner unit(s) and the amount of electricity you use.
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How It Works
The Summer Discount Plan operates only during the summer season (June 1st to October 1st). The cycling device is a small gray box attached to the outside of your central air conditioner(s). Activated by a remote radio signal, it allows SCE to temporarily cycle your air conditioner(s) when needed.
Air conditioner cycling may occur when:
- SCE is directed by the California Independent System Operator (CAISO), the statewide electrical transmission authority, to interrupt power when electricity reserves have dropped below 5% (referred to as a Stage 2 emergency).
- Emergency situations indicate that storm alerts exist and we need to avoid more widespread power outages.
- SCE needs to test your control device. Air conditioner testing interruptions will last up to a maximum of 30 minutes and will be conducted only during peak hours. Testing events will typically occur only once per summer season. However, SCE may initiate a second 30-minute testing event at its discretion, if system conditions warrant such testing.
SCE offers two commercial Summer Discount Plans with your choice of three different cycling options within each plan. To learn more about the plans, click here to read the
