As the heatwave continues to tax power grids along the entire east half of America, some dirty little fine print is being made to feel real. If you signed up for the BGE "Peak Rewards" program to, well, be rewarded-well, you are getting something out of it today. The nicest word we can use is "screwed." According to BGE, the company will begin controlling/completely shutting off your air conditioning this afternoon for a yet to be determined time. Almost half a million households participate in the conservation/lower bill program and likely made the decision to enroll on a nice 60 degree day thinking that they are never home mid-day anyway, so why have the air conditioning on. We can't help but feel that if most of them are as lucky as us, this was the week they picked to move furniture out of their home, or take a nice few day rest away from work in bed. You could have BGE control you compressor 50%, 75% or 100%-needless to say if you chose 100% you are now likely on the ledge of a tall building, where if nothing else there is a hint of a breeze.BE CAREFUL WHAT YOU ASK FOR-BGE TO SHUT DOWN ACs OF 100% 'PEAK REWARDERS' TODAY.
As the heatwave continues to tax power grids along the entire east half of America, some dirty little fine print is being made to feel real. If you signed up for the BGE "Peak Rewards" program to, well, be rewarded-well, you are getting something out of it today. The nicest word we can use is "screwed." According to BGE, the company will begin controlling/completely shutting off your air conditioning this afternoon for a yet to be determined time. Almost half a million households participate in the conservation/lower bill program and likely made the decision to enroll on a nice 60 degree day thinking that they are never home mid-day anyway, so why have the air conditioning on. We can't help but feel that if most of them are as lucky as us, this was the week they picked to move furniture out of their home, or take a nice few day rest away from work in bed. You could have BGE control you compressor 50%, 75% or 100%-needless to say if you chose 100% you are now likely on the ledge of a tall building, where if nothing else there is a hint of a breeze.