An Easy Way To Save Up To $200 On Electricity Bills

Our Summer Discount Plan rewards you for helping reduce demand on the electricity system when it’s needed most. Enrolling means you agree to allow your A/C to be remotely shut off during select energy events that affect your area. You choose how frequently your A/C may be shut off, and for how long. In exchange, you can earn up to $200* each summer in bill credits. The credits are yours to keep, even if your A/C is rarely cycled off.

How it Works

When you enroll, we schedule a visit to attach a device on your home or central A/C unit. It enables us to remotely shut off your A/C’s compressor and leaves your home's fan active. When an energy event occurs, we’ll remotely shut off your A/C, and when the event ends, we’ll remotely turn it back on.

Find more answers to common questions or learn how bill credits are calculated. Are you a commercial customer? Check out Summer Discount Plan For Your Business.

How to Enroll: Choose A Program

Enrolling takes just a few minutes, and with 4 options available, the choice is yours. If you’re interested in saving more money, choose a “standard” option. If you prefer the flexibility to opt out of energy events on as many as 5 days each year, choose an “override” option.

  Maximum Savings
Cycling: A/C may be shut off for up to 6 hours a day		 Maximum Comfort
Cycling: A/C may be shut off for 15 minutes each half hour for up to 6 hours a day
Standard Options Save up to $200* Save up to $100*
Override Options Save up to $100* Save up to $50*
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Did you recently receive a letter from us about new Summer Discount Plan options? Your account was automatically enrolled in the option most similar to what you selected at enrollment. To change this option, click on Manage My Plan above. If you have no changes, please let us know by selecting option A on your reply card and returning it to us, or by calling us at 1- 800-439-8765.

Summer Discount Plan is not recommended for anyone who is unable to tolerate high temperatures or who has health problems such as asthma, heart disease, or respiratory conditions. Customers receiving a medical baseline allocation for air conditioning under Schedule MB-E are not eligible to participate.

For your safety, in order to participate in an override option, all A/C units enrolled in the Summer Discount Plan must be installed on the ground. For more eligibility requirements, please read the Terms and Conditions.

*The estimated savings amounts represent the savings a resident could enjoy with a typical 4.5-ton central air conditioning unit. Savings could increase with larger units and decrease for smaller ones. Maximum credit amounts are subject to certain minimum usage requirements and vary by central air conditioner tonnage. Credits based on enrollment in program from June 1 to October 1. Enrollment after June 1 will result in prorated savings beginning from the first meter read date after your application is processed and your device is installed and activated. SCE may also cycle off your A/C for evaluation or testing purposes. The credit amounts and program options are subject to change by the California Public Utilities Commission. Customers receiving a medical baseline allocation for air conditioning under Schedule MB-E are not eligible to participate in the Summer Discount Plan. Net Energy Metering (NEM) credits received under Schedule NEM may offset in whole or in part the program credits associated with the Summer Discount Plan. Participation in the Critical Peak Pricing rate may also reduce the maximum credit amounts. Such participation is subject to change, pending CPUC decision. This information is meant as an aid to understanding SCE’s Summer Discount Plan. It does not replace the CPUC-approved tariffs. Any inconsistencies between this material and SCE’s tariffs are unintended, and the tariffs prevail. Please refer to SCE’s Tariff Books for a complete list of terms and conditions of service. This program is funded by California utility customers and administered by SCE under the auspices of the California Public Utilities Commission. ©2011 Southern California Edison. All rights reserved.