SmartHours
Oklahomans, take control of your summer electricity bills with simple changes in your energy use and a new price plan. It’s simple. Go off peak, when energy costs less—just compare to the standard rate of about 10¢ per kWh, and start saving …
SmartHours Pricing (June 1 to September 30)
How SmartHours works:
It costs more to generate and use electricity during peak periods of high customer demand. Other factors, like weather conditions and the time of year, can also drive prices higher. SmartHours, sometimes known as Variable Peak Pricing (VPP), allows you to save when costs are lower, or off peak. During the summer, peak hours are 2 to 7 p.m. weekdays, and prices during those hours vary based on demand (see chart). Each day, you’ll receive advance notice of the next day’s peak price—by your choice of phone, text, email or all three—so you can manage your energy use*.
It’s that easy to enjoy off-peak pricing from 7 at night until 2 p.m. the next day—that’s 19 hours each weekday—plus all weekends and national holidays. So all summer you’ll find shifting a little of your use can cut your energy costs considerably. That's it, just reduce your energy use a little during peak periods.
You’ll find it’s easier than you think to shift some electricity use to off-peak hours or weekends. Many customers have made small changes to save …
- Do laundry and run your dishwasher anytime except 2-7 p.m.
- Cook later in the evenings, or on mornings or weekends.
- Turn off lights, TVs and computers when not in use.
- Pre-cool your home before 2 p.m., then turn up the thermostat after 2 p.m.
- Shut off pool and hot tub pumps during peak hours (without affecting water quality). There's more, too.
You will not pay any more. In fact, you should pay less.
OG&E’s SmartHours Price Plan is no risk. At the end of your first year on the program, OG&E promises to credit your account the full difference if you pay more for electricity used than you would have on the standard price plan—so you’ve got nothing to lose. And customers age 65 or over receive an additional $5 monthly discount during the summer.
Join OG&E's SmartHours Price Plan, and you may qualify for a SmartTemp™ Thermostat …
On the SmartHours plan, you could receive a personal, programmable SmartTemp Thermostat, to help you automate savings. This intelligent thermostat gives you even more flexibility on the plan, allowing you to set preferences for your lifestyle, or control it manually and react to the current price of electricity. The choice on how you save is always yours.
… then track your savings on the free myOGEpower website.
And since you’re connected to OG&E's Positive Energy® Smart Grid, you also have anytime access to myOGEpower. This free and mobile-friendly website lets you get the most out of SmartHours, helping you track and manage electricity more efficiently to lower your bills by letting you see the energy you’re using in incredible detail.
- Take advantage of lower off-peak rates.
- Advance notice of tomorrow's peak price.
- Anytime access to myOGEpower.
* On occasion, a critical power event could be called during high demand. While these are rare, they can occur at any time of the year and last up to 8 hours. Critical power event notices are sent at least 2 hours ahead.
