Saver's Switch

Join 500,000 Xcel Energy customers saving money with Saver’s Switch and receive a $50 credit on your October electric bill each year you participate in Saver’s Switch.®.

Hot summer days in Texas means increased air conditioning use, which pushes demand for electricity to a peak. By participating in Saver's Switch, you'll help us manage these peaks by cutting back just a little on the time your central air works to cool your home.

Saver’s Switch is a free program that helps us:

• Provide reliable transmission of electricity.
• Delay or reduce the need to build additional power plants.
• Keep electric rates lower.

You don’t even need to be home during installation. A licensed electrician installs a small remote-controlled switch on the outside of your home near your central air conditioner. The switch and installation are free. 

You’ll stay cool and comfortable. On hot summer days – 10 to 15 days in an average year – Xcel Energy may activate Saver’s Switch. The switch cycles your air conditioner off and on generally at 15- to 20-minute intervals. Most customers don't even notice when Saver’s Switch is activated. An independent test of 40 homes showed an average increase of only one to two degrees Fahrenheit during activation. On control days, Saver’s Switch is typically activated between 2 p.m. and 7 p.m. 

You’ll receive a $50 credit on your electric bill each year you participate in the program. If your home has multiple central AC units you will receive one $50 credit for each unit.

It's easy. You can enroll online for the Saver's Switch program or simply call Xcel Energy at 1-800-895-4999 Monday - Friday from 8 a.m. - 5 p.m. MST.

To qualify, you must be:

• You must be an Xcel Energy residential electric customer with central air conditioning. 
• Customers who live in apartments or condominiums are not eligible unless they have owner approval and an A/C dedicated to their apartment located outside on the ground level near the building. Xcel Energy does not install Saver’s Switch on rooftop A/Cs, window, or wall units for any dwelling.
• The switch is typically installed within six to eight weeks after you sign up.
• No appointment is necessary for the installation.
• You will receive $50 credit on your October electric bill each year you participate. 
• Your participation in Saver's Switch is automatically carried forward every year.
• Recommended minimum participation commitment is one year. You can call to cancel your participation in the program at anytime, although you must remain enrolled in the program to receive the discount.
• Your home’s disconnect box or breaker box must be within 50 feet or visual site of the air conditioning unit in order to install the Saver's Switch. Our installers will determine eligibility on site.

Note: Other restrictions may apply.