BC Hydro Peak Saver: Devices and Rewards

What Peak Saver pays you for

BC Hydro holds occasional peak events, short periods of high demand. The season runs from November through March. There are two ways to take part. Peak Saver challenges need no device. You opt in, try to cut your use during each event, and earn a reward each time you hit the target. The average reward is $3 per event. Enrolling smart home devices lets BC Hydro adjust them for you during events, in return for an enrollment bonus and seasonal rewards.¹²

What each device earns

BC Hydro applies the enrollment bonus as a bill credit on your next bill after it processes your enrollment. The seasonal reward is a bill credit after the winter season, with payouts from April to June. In fall 2026, eligible residential customers with electric baseboard heating can also get up to five free smart thermostats valued at over $600.

Devices and brands that can join

BC Hydro names five device types: smart thermostats, EV chargers, load controllers, home batteries and water heaters. A device must control electric-powered equipment and receive a signal over the internet.²³

BC Hydro's enrollment table also lists the Tesla Powerwall, with a link to enroll through Tesla. BC Hydro's qualified battery list states that an enrolled Tesla Powerwall 3 is eligible for Peak Saver rewards. See how Peak Saver connects to the battery rebate.

How a peak event works

Events can happen at any time of day during the winter season, only when needed, and each lasts no more than four hours. EV chargers stop charging or charge at a lower rate. Load controllers shut off the water heater, and water heaters pause, for the event. Mysa thermostats set back the temperature by up to three degrees. Home batteries discharge to power your home circuits and never go below 20%. When the event ends, devices return to normal operation.

You keep control. Change your device settings to opt out of any event. If you opt out of more than 50% of events in a season, you may not be eligible for the seasonal reward.²

How to enroll

1. Be the BC Hydro account holder with an active MyHydro profile. You own your residence, or you are a tenant with the owner's consent. Accounts on the E-Plus rate are not eligible.
2. Match your device brand and model to the table above.
3. Enroll through the route for your brand: the maker's app or page, or BC Hydro.
4. Watch for BC Hydro's email with next steps, sent within about 10 business days after enrollment.
5. For help with enrollment through BC Hydro, email peaksaver@bchydro.com.

Where an Energy Router fits

Elastic Energy is not a BC Hydro program partner. You enroll through BC Hydro and the device maker, and BC Hydro decides which devices qualify. During an event, BC Hydro signals your enrolled device. The Energy Router connects the solar, batteries and other equipment at a home, and Elastic coordinates the equipment on site. Open the app and see what your system did. Check your equipment to see how an Energy Router works with your model.

BC Hydro's pages are the source of record and can change. BC Hydro, its program names and the brand names here belong to their owners. Elastic Energy is independent of BC Hydro and of these brands.

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