Reducing demand helps everyone — it keeps system costs lower, improves grid reliability, and supports RVEC’s mission to provide safe, reliable, and affordable electricity.

Here are some simple ways to manage demand:

1. Stagger appliance use – Don’t run your electric oven, clothes dryer, and dishwasher simultaneously. Spread their use out over time.
2. Time your showers – Avoid using both simultaneously if you have an electric water heater and dryer.
3. Think efficiency – Use energy-efficient appliances and switch off devices when not in use.
4. Monitor with SmartHub – Keep track of your usage and identify when your demand spikes.

Pro Tip: Think of electricity like filling a pool. A firehose can do it fast but costs more; a garden hose takes longer but is gentler on the system. Either way, the pool gets filled—but the rate of delivery matters.