Delaware Electric Cooperative - Beat the Peak With Electric Vehicles

Delaware Electric Cooperative's Beat the Peak program helps you keep energy costs affordable by conserving power during peak alert periods—you can receive alerts via app, email, or text, and enroll in the thermostat program to earn an initial $25 billing credit plus $5 monthly credits during summer months by allowing automatic thermostat adjustments. Members with home batteries can earn up to $2,000 in billing credits by dispatching energy during peak alerts, and the Beat the Peak time-of-use rate rewards you for shifting usage to off-peak hours with potential monthly bill reductions.

The thermostat program is open to members with Wi-Fi-connected thermostats, and contractors can inform customers that program participants receive $25 upfront plus $5 monthly summer credits in exchange for allowing DEC to make minor thermostat adjustments during peak alerts. The battery program offers up to $2,000 in billing credits to members who dispatch stored energy during peak periods, creating a valuable incentive for home energy system installations.

Beat the Peak is a demand-response program for DEC members that has accumulated over $45 million in cumulative savings since 2008 by encouraging conservation during high-cost periods; the program operates through four channels: alerts via app/email/text, Wi-Fi thermostat enrollment ($25 initial + $5/month summer credits), home battery dispatch incentives (up to $2,000), and a time-of-use rate with three pricing tiers (on-peak 3–6 p.m., off-peak 6 p.m.–11 p.m. and 5 a.m.–3 p.m., super off-peak 11 p.m.–5 a.m.). Enrollment occurs through the Co-op's online SmartHub or DEC Connect app, and the program targets residential members seeking bill reductions and system reliability.