Summers can fill power consumers with dread as high temperatures and increased air conditioning usage lead to major increases in monthly bills.  Our objective is to change that perception through innovative new power agreements that help customers view the volatility of the summer as an opportunity, not a burden.

How do Constellation customers currently take advantage of these periods of high energy usage? We provide a snapshot below.

How It Works: Lowering Consumption During “Conservation Hours”

Fixed-price power rates have been the norm for most customers for decades.   This is understandable – these customers like the budget certainty and simplicity that comes from knowing they will pay the same price for power regardless of when they consume it.  Yet, there’s a huge disconnect between what the customer is paying during the peak hours of the summer and what it actually costs generators and suppliers to provide it.  This disconnect is in part the reason why summer power demand and prices are so high: most customers have no economic motivation to use less power.…
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