It's a sweltering, 95-degree day in July. You've got the air conditioner blasting cold air around your home. But so does everyone else, and that increased--or peak--demand for electricity puts stress on the grid. In this episode of Power Source, CUB Executive Director David Kolata breaks down peak demand and explains the programs that incentivize off-peak usage.

Show Notes:

CUB Executive Director David Kolata was the guest on this episode, and CUB Communications Coordinator Hannah Finnerty hosts, writes and produces the podcast.

To submit a question to be answered on a future episode of Power Source, email Hannah Finnerty at [email protected].

CUB's website: www.citizensutilityboard.org
CUB's Consumer Hotline: 1-800-669-5556
ComEd's Peak Time Savings Program: https://www.citizensutilityboard.org/electric_peaktimesavings/
ComEd's Hourly Pricing Program: https://www.citizensutilityboard.org/comed-hourly-pricing-program/
Ameren's Peak Time Rewards Program: https://www.citizensutilityboard.org/electric_amerenpeaktime/
Ameren's Power Smart Pricing Program: https://www.citizensutilityboard.org/ameren-power-smart-pricing/

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