Saver's Switch for Business

Texas businesses, you can save on your energy bill during October with Saver’s Switch^®. Sign up and we’ll give you a discount of $20 per ton of enrolled air conditioning on your October energy bill.

Most customers have about 5 tons of air conditioning, which saves $100 each October – customers with larger systems can save much, much more.

Best of all, Saver’s Switch is free.

To enroll, sign up online or download an application under How to get started below.

On the hottest summer days when demand for electricity approaches its peak, we use a remote controlled switch to adjust your air conditioner cycling it off and on for brief 15- to 20-minute intervals. Most customers never notice a difference – until they see their discounted bills.

When you enroll in Saver’s Switch, you get:

• A discount of $20 per ton of enrolled air conditioning on your energy bill for October.
• A free switch and installation by qualified technicians.
• Comfortable temperatures because your air conditioner fans keep circulating air when compressors are cycled off.
• Lower electric rates result in long-term savings because you’re helping reduce peak demand.

Saver’s Switch also allows us to generate electricity more efficiently during peak demand periods and delays the need to build expensive new power plants which helps the environment.

How Saver’s Switch Works

In return for a significant discount on cooling costs, you'll help us manage electrical usage peaks by cutting back just a little on the total time your system runs to cool your business. A licensed electrician installs a small remote-controlled switch outside near your central air conditioner.

Saver’s Switch is only activated during times when electricity demand approaches its peak.

• We cycle your AC on and off for brief 15- to 20-minute intervals for single-stage systems.
• Your system fan stays on, circulating already-cooled air throughout your building.
• We normally control between late morning and evening on the hottest summer days.

The switch will not harm your AC nor void any warranties that are known to us.

Other Program Details

If the discount exceeds the electric energy charges for October, the discount will be the value of the October electric energy charges.

You must sign up for a one-year commitment to join Saver’s Switch. Your participation in Saver's Switch is automatically carried forward every year.

For conditions and restrictions, see terms and conditions under Additional Information.

To qualify, you must:

• Be an Xcel Energy business electricity customer in Texas.
• Have a central air conditioning unit (no window or wall units) with at least five tons of cooling capacity.
• Own your building unless you receive approval from your landlord and have an A/C unit dedicated to your business space near the building (the owner must sign a consent form –see How to get started below).
• Provide access to the AC unit on your property for the installer.
• Sign up for a one-year commitment.
• For additional requirements, see terms and conditions under Additional Information.

Note: Saver’s Switch is not recommended for hospitals, restaurants, nursing homes or any facility that has heat-generating equipment.

To enroll in Saver’s Switch,

If you have any questions about Saver’s Switch, contact our Business Solutions Center at 1-800-481-4700.