How AMP's Energy Plus Program Saves You Money
AMP's Energy Plus team: Harpreet Singh, Jon Green, Chris Ferrara
AMP recently won a statewide, first-place award for Energy Plus, a program that helps island businesses save money. The California Municipal Utilities Association (CMUA) recognized AMP’s program in its 2020 Resource Efficiency and Community Service awards competition.
Substantial Rebates
Energy Plus provides you with a substantial rebates for lighting, refrigeration, heating, ventilation, and air conditioning upgrades. Depending on the retrofit, the rebates can cover up to 90% of the project cost for participating businesses! To learn more, go to www.alamedamp.com/232/Energy-Plus or call us at (510) 748-3900.
Take Advantage of AMP's COVID-19 Payment Plan
AMP's COVID-19 Payment Plan enables business customers to pay off a past-due balance while keeping their utility account in good standing.
How it Works
The past-due amount is spread out over a specified period of time—this amount is called a monthly installment. Customers are required to pay the agreed-upon monthly installment, in addition to paying their current utility charges in full, by the bill due-date each month. Paying both the monthly installment and current utility charges gives you extra time to bring your electric account up to date.
How to Apply
To set up a payment plan, please call AMP's customer service team at (510) 748-3900.
Rolling Power Outages and the State’s Grid
Recently, Alameda has experienced rolling power outages and received emergency alerts during heat waves. The rotating outages were ordered by the California Independent System Operator (CAISO), which runs California’s power grid. Here is what you need to know:
CAISO orders rotating power outages as a last resort to help ease the demand on the grid when there is a statewide emergency. Rotating outages help prevent larger and longer power outages.
Notifications and Alerts
CAISO uses a number of notifications including:
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Flex Alerts: CAISO asks consumers to voluntarily conserve energy.
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Stage 1 Emergency: There is an urgent need to save energy because supply is not meeting demand.
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Stage 2 Emergency: Conservation isn’t working; CAISO may order additional power plants online.
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Stage 3 Emergency: Supply is not meeting demand; load shedding is imminent. At this stage, all utilities may be instructed to begin rolling outages to protect the stability of the grid.
Real-Time Updates
You can check energy demand in real time on CAISO’s website.
Prepare for Public Safety Power Shut-Offs
While the risk of wildfire is very low in Alameda, a public safety power outage (PSPS) could impact customers who receive electric service from AMP.
The Transmission Grid
AMP operates and maintains the distribution and transmission grid inside the city of Alameda, but the larger transmission grid brings AMP’s energy to Alameda—and it could be affected because some of these transmission lines run through high threat fire areas.
If large transmission lines are de-energized, then AMP may need to act quickly to help the greater electric grid. Depending on the severity of the event, it may mean power shut-offs in the city of Alameda.
Plan Ahead
Learn more about planning for PSPS outages and what to expect at www.alamedamp.com/338/Public-Safety-Power-Shutoffs.
AMP Offers Energy Benchmarking Assistance
Did you know that AMP can provide you with data for energy benchmarking?
Depending upon the size of a building, California AB 802 may require a building owner to benchmark the building energy use using ENERGY STAR®Portfolio Manager and to disclose the energy use results of the building.
How to Request Data
Go to www.alamedamp.com/226/Energy-Benchmarking to download the forms you need to request electric energy use data from AMP. Or, contact AMP at (510) 748-3900.
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How to Subscribe
Go to www.alamedamp.com to sign up for email and text updates from AMP.
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