Rivertowns Mayors are collaborating to give people a chance to lower their carbon footprint while earning cash. You don't have to be a homeowner or have solar. All you need is a Con Edison account.

What is GridRewards?: GridRewards is an app that sends you a message on peak energy usage days alerting you to reduce usage. You will probably get between 5 and 10 texts a summer. All you need to do it lower your usage on those days (for example don't run the washing machine or dishwasher or dryer and turn down the AC) - if you actually do that you get sent a check by Con Edison for helping to reduce the load on the grid on those peak days. There is no penalty for not doing it, you simply won't get rewarded come September.

Why is it an important initiative?: The price of electricity is pegged to peak day energy usage, so if we all reduce usage on the days that are predicted to be peak days not only do we lessen the load on the grid, but we influence how the price of electricity is determined. This initiative lets us work together to reduce the load on the grid (which in turn will peg the price of electricity at a lower rate), reduce our own carbon footprint and ... we will actually get sent money for doing all that!

LEARN MORE at https://sustainablewestchester.org/gridrewards/