Saver's Switch ® 

Join 440,000 customers conserving energy with Saver's Switch.

Take $6 off your electric bill each month from June through September for participating in Saver’s Switch.  That’s a savings of $24 every summer. 

Saver’s Switch is a free energy conservation program brought to you by Xcel Energy^SM that helps:

• Preserve natural resources for future generations
• Keep electricity available to all communities during periods with very high demand for electricity
• Keep electricity rates low and affordable

It’s Simple

Hot summer days mean more 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 cools your home. Your effort to conserve energy helps us provide reliable electricity and preserve natural resources

It’s Easy

A licensed electrician installs a small remote-controlled switch on the outside of your home near your central air conditioner. You don’t even have to be home for installation.

It’s Cool

You’ll stay cool and comfortable. On hot summer days – 10 to 15 days at most each year – Xcel Energy may activate Saver’s Switch.  This cycles your air conditioner off and on at 15- to 20-minute intervals.  However, the furnace fan stays on, circulating already-cooled air throughout your home.  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 during the afternoon into early evening – a time you’re likely to be outdoors or not at home.

Each year you participate, you'll receive a $6 discount on each of your electric energy bills issued from June through September.  You can save an additional $2 each month all year long if you enroll your electric water heater at the same time. The Saver's Switch will shut off the water heater usually for a six-hour period on hot summer days or cold winter afternoons. You must be home for installation.

Saver's Switch Details

• You must be an Xcel Energy residential electric customer with central air conditioning. Saver's Switch is not available if you live in an apartment or if you have a window or wall air conditioning unit. 
• The Saver's Switch unit should be installed six to eight weeks after you sign up. If you enroll during winter, the unit will be installed the following spring. 
• No appointment is necessary for the installation on your air conditioner.  All work will be performed outside on the air conditioner unit.  However, if you have a locked gate or anything else that would prevent access to the air conditioner, please call us to request an appointment. 
• You may combine your electric water heater with your air conditioner, but Saver's Switch cannot be installed on the electric water heater only. To install the control switch on your water heater, someone must be home and your air conditioner control switch must be installed at the same time.
• Your participation in Saver's Switch is automatically carried forward every year. Minimum participation commitment is one year. 
• The maximum amount of allowable Saver's Switch control hours is 300 hours per year. Historically, Xcel Energy has activated Saver's Switch about 40 hours per year on air conditioning and 55 hours per year for electric water heaters. 
• Participation in Saver's Switch is limited and some restrictions apply. 
• Applications will be accepted on a first-come, first-served basis.

How do I sign up?

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.