Smart Energy Rewards

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BGE Smart Energy Rewards® is a voluntary program that helps you earn credits on your summer electricity bills. All BGE customers with a smart meter are eligible to participate. There's no enrollment required and no obligation to participate. Simply reduce your electric use on BGE Energy Savings Days and save. Read Energy Savings Day tips.

How it works

We'll notify you.

BGE will notify you by phone, email or text, usually the day before a BGE Energy Savings Day. An Energy Savings Day is typically a very hot summer day when energy demand is high. To ensure you receive these notifications, log into BGE.COM/MyAccount to update your email address and phone number and select your notification preferences.
Reduce your use.

Between 1 pm - 7 pm on an Energy Savings Day, simply use less electricity by reducing air conditioning use, delaying the use of large appliances or turning off lights. The power to save energy and money is yours.
Earn rewards.

Within a few days, we'll notify you by phone, email or text to let you know how much you saved. You'll earn bill credits of $1.25 for every kilowatt-hour saved compared to your typical usage. Your BGE Smart Energy Rewards credits will appear on your next BGE bill. It's that easy!

Why BGE created this program
The BGE Smart Energy Rewards program was designed to encourage customers to use less electricity during summer peak hours when energy demand is high. Managing summer peak demand helps to reduce the need for additional power plants, keeps down the overall cost of electricity, and eases the burden on Maryland's electricity delivery system as our state's population continues to grow.

If you also participate in PeakRewards, visit BGE.com/TwoWaystoSave to find out how the two programs work together.

The more energy you save, the more bill credits you earn

Billing
Your Smart Energy Rewards credits vary depending on the amount of electricity you reduce on Energy Savings Days. You can earn a bill credit of $1.25 for every kilowatt-hour saved compared to your typical usage. To learn what your typical electricity usage is, log into your BGE online account and click “View My Usage” under the My Usage tab.

Your credit will appear as “Smart Energy Rewards” on your summer BGE bills. Based on results from summer 2017, participating customers saved an average of $5-$8* per Energy Savings Day.

* Your actual savings will vary.

BGE Smart Energy Rewards Sample Bills

Customers should exercise discretion and consider health impacts when reducing electricity. This program supports the EmPOWER Maryland Energy Efficiency Act.

Energy Savings Days

Energy Savings Days allow customers to earn bill credits by reducing energy use on scheduled days.

Two Ways to Save

You can participate in PeakRewards and Energy Savings Days together to save energy and money.

Energy Savings Tips

Check out these tips on how to save energy and money.

Customer Stories

Read about how real BGE customers have saved with Smart Energy Rewards.

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