What is load management?
Please contact us for more information or to sign up for one or more of these money saving programs.
Due to projected high demands, CWEC will be interrupting load on Monday, May 12 for cooling systems from 4-6 p.m.
All members are asked to reduce non-essential energy use until after 6 p.m. today. Together, we can lower demand and help keep rates stable.
Thank you for participating in our load management program.
Load Management Receiver (LMR) Lights
Controlling:
Red Light - Any time the red light is solid we are controlling. Occasionally, a red and a green light will be solid indicating we are controlling.
Not Controlling:
Green Light - A solid green light means everything is operating as normal.
Flashing Green Light - When the green light is flashing it means that the LMR has not had communication with our office. Your system is working and not being controlled, just like when the light is solid green. The flashing green light will stop eventually.
LOAD MANAGEMENT PROGRAM FOR WATER HEATERS DISCONTINUED
Effective Jan. 1, 2024, Central Wisconsin Electric Cooperative has discontinued its load management program for water heaters. By discontinuing the program, the need for co-op employees to enter the homes of its members has been eliminated.
A letter was sent to CWEC members who are enrolled in the load management program for water heaters to notify them that the program has been discontinued. The letter included information about CWEC hiring a third-party to set-up appointments with members to have the load management receivers removed from their water heaters.
With the load management program ending, members who were enrolled in the load management program for water heaters will no longer receive a $2 credit on their monthly electric bill.
If you have any questions, please call our office at 715-677-2211.
Your cooperative is a distribution cooperative, which means we do not produce the electricity we provide you. Currently, Alliant Energy is who we purchase it from. Part of our wholesale bill is a monthly peak demand charge. Simply put this is when Alliant’s system hits peak usage at any time during the month, our system’s demand is read at that time and we’re assessed a charge based off of that demand for the entire month. That charge makes up a significant part of our wholesale bill which of course is passed on to our members. In an effort to minimize that charge, we utilize a load management program that targets larger electric using items such as electric heat, heat pumps, air conditioners and irrigation systems.
A load control device is installed at your location by a Co-op technician. This device will allow the Co-op to shut off the item during high demand periods. The shut off period can happen anytime between the hours of 8:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. We rarely, if ever, interrupt power on weekends and holidays. On average, load control occurs 4 to 6 times a month and for about 2 to 6 hours. There will be months when it will be necessary to interrupt for more days and longer periods, just as there will months when it will be less.
We offer several different programs designed to save you and the co-op money. Here is what we’re currently offering. Feel free to call us with any questions you may have.
Central Air Conditioning – Those enrolled receive five (5) annual $6 monthly bill credits in exchange for participating in the Co-op’s Central Air Conditioning Load Management Program. Those signing up for the program for the first time also receive a one-time $20 bill credit. A minimum enrollment commitment of three years is required. Withdrawal from the program prior to end of the 3-year commitment will result in a forfeiture of the $20 bonus. Click here to apply.
Electric Heat & Heat Pumps – Save 30% in operating cost by enrolling in load management. This portion does require installation of a second meter.
Irrigation – Call us to see what we can do for you.