HPA Test Today (5/26)

Be on the look out for a test High Price Alert today. We are sending out a test to make sure the system is working properly ahead of the coming high prices this summer (if summer ever comes...). The TEST will be for participants by either telephone or email. In the event that a high price triggers a High Price Alert this summer you will be notified the evening before day that has the high priced hour(s). Please keep in mind that we have changed our high price alert threshold from 13 cents to 9 cents.

 If you would to change the way you receive your high price alert or the contact number/email, please call us at 1-888-655-6028 or email us at info@powersmartpricing.org to request a change.

Below is an EXAMPLE of what a high price alert email looks like:

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This is a High Price Alert from Power Smart Pricing.

Friday, May 27th, hourly prices are at or above 9 cents per kilowatt hour (kWh) as shown in the list below:

Time                      Price (cents/kWh)

3:00-4:00 PM                       9.3                                         

To manage your costs with Power Smart Pricing, please make an extra effort to conserve electricity during these hours. To view the complete day-ahead price information, go to www.powersmartpricing.org.

If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to e-mail us at info@powersmartpricing.org or call (877) 655-6028.

Thank you for your participation.

Sincerely,

The Power Smart Pricing Team

New Latest and Greatest in LEDs

Phillips has launched a new LED bulb to serve as a replacement for a traditional 75-watt incandescent bulb, but it comes in at an energy demand of just 17-watts. However, like all things LED, this bulb will still cost you a fortune (in terms of lightbulbs) at somewhere between $40 and $45. It's hard to imagine many people running out to Home Depot to pick one up.

What's hard to imagine is that $40 is actually quite the bargain.

It can actually save significant money on energy costs. Philips says because its new bulb lasts 25 times longer than an incandescent, and reduces energy consumption by 80 percent, the owner will save $160 per bulb over the 25,000 hours (about 17 years) of the life of its new 17-watt LED bulb.

 For more information check out the Earth2Tech post here.