SMUD and Virtual Peaker Launch PowerMinder

Sacramento Municipal Utility District (SMUD) is no stranger to innovation, so collaborating with them to release one of the most cutting-edge residential customer programs in the world is about as exciting as it gets for us.

PowerMinder by Virtual Peaker, a new program for SMUD customers, is a real-time, cloud-based technology that adjusts hot water heaters to create maximum efficiency without giving up comfort. Using Time-of-Day (ToD) rate optimization, Virtual Peaker’s seamless technology ensures that the heat-pump water heaters are powered in the most affordable way possible.

The only thing SMUD customers need to have (or purchase) is an internet-connected heat-pump water heater with a mixing valve attached, and they need to maintain an internet connection for the heater at all times. Just set it, forget it, and start saving.

Participants receive a $75 one-time incentive for enrolling in the pilot program, and then a $2 credit each month for the duration of the SMUD pilot. Plus, the average residential customer in California spends 25% of their monthly electricity bill to power their hot water heater, so PowerMinder can provide up to $100 per year in additional savings.

Virtual Peaker is working on a number of peak reduction rewards programs with other customers.

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