BGE Smart Energy Rewards BGE Smart Energy Rewards program encourages customers with smart meters to reduce energy use between 1 p.m. and 7 p.m. on Energy Savings Days. Energy Savings Days are typically hot summer days when demand for electricity is high. Here's how it works: you will be notified by email, phone, or text the evening before an Energy Savings Day. Just choose how you'll use less electricity. You'll automatically earn BGE bill credits of $1.25 for every kilowatt hour saved on an Energy Savings Day. A kilowatt hour is the measure of energy used to calculate your savings. Your credit is determined by comparing your electric use during the savings period to your typical use. There's nothing to sign up for and no obligation. Use less, earn bill credits. The power to save energy and money is yours.