Anyone else get this?
Basically on SDG&E Reduce Your Use days (a voluntary energy use reduction program where you are incentivized to use less energy than normal), SDG&E/Blink/Ecotality will automatically disable your EVSE during the Reduce Your Use event. You can of course override this if desired.
Seems useful for those hot summer afternoons, though in practice with most people already charging off-peak I wonder how much effect it will have? I would think that charging TOU rates for public charging would be more effective, since public charging is typically done during the day while charging at home is typically done at night.
I signed up anyway.
Basically on SDG&E Reduce Your Use days (a voluntary energy use reduction program where you are incentivized to use less energy than normal), SDG&E/Blink/Ecotality will automatically disable your EVSE during the Reduce Your Use event. You can of course override this if desired.
Seems useful for those hot summer afternoons, though in practice with most people already charging off-peak I wonder how much effect it will have? I would think that charging TOU rates for public charging would be more effective, since public charging is typically done during the day while charging at home is typically done at night.
I signed up anyway.
Thank you for participating in The EV Project and sharing your charger data with your utility. Your participation means that we all learn how to best serve the EV community. To further our understanding, Blink is implementing a Smart EV Charging Demonstration and we would like you to participate!
Joining the Demonstration may make it possible to be rewarded with utility bill credits during San Diego Gas & Electric’s (SDG&E) Reduce Your UseSM days. You may be eligible to earn Reduce Your Use rewards1 when you save electricity between 11 a.m. and 6 p.m. on a Reduce Your Use day. For example, if you normally fully charge a Nissan LEAF between 11 a.m. and 6 p.m. and defer that charging during a Reduce Your Use day, you could receive a bill credit reward of up to $14 for that day.