About Cool Keeper
Let's turn the answers on
As our communities along the Wasatch Front continue to grow, so does the demand for electricity. Today, Rocky Mountain Power customers are using 26 percent more electricity than they did 20 years ago. This demand will only increase in the future.
Rocky Mountain Power is working to find new ways for our community to use energy efficiently and keep electricity prices down. Joining Cool Keeper is one way you can help. This voluntary program is important in helping to manage electricity demand at peak times in the summer when electricity is the most expensive to produce or purchase.
Installation is FREE, it costs nothing to participate, and you get an annual $20 thank-you credit on your bill for participating!*
- 29.6 percent of electricity consumed at home is used for central air conditioning. Cool Keeper helps manage electric demand during peak times, June through August.
- Demand for electricity peaks on hot summer days due largely to the increased use of central air conditioning systems.
- Programs similar to Cool Keeper have been implemented across the country. As more Rocky Mountain Power customers join the program, peak power management becomes more efficient.
Once you sign up, a device will be connected to your central air conditioner. With Cool Keeper, you still control your thermostat the way you normally would. On selected hot summer weekday afternoons, when electricity demand soars, the Cool Keeper device receives a wireless signal. The device responds to the signal by turning your air conditioner off and on for 15-minute periods, coordinating your appliance with others in your neighborhood to help manage electricity use.
During activation, the temperature in your home may rise 1 to 3 degrees, but most customers don't notice the change in temperature. You stay cool and comfortable as the fan portion of your air conditioner continues to move the cool air throughout your home. When electricity demand is reduced, the Cool Keeper device shuts down and your air conditioning unit returns to its standard operation.
Cool Keeper is active only
1 percent of the year!
The program operates on a few selected weekdays, between the hours of 2 p.m. and 8 p.m. in June, July and August. It is not activated on holidays or weekends.
Great for Utah. Great for you, too.
Through your participation in Cool Keeper, you:
- Use energy wisely
- Stay cool and comfortable
- Help manage the demand for electricity along the Wasatch Front
- Make more efficient use of our state's existing electrical infrastructure
- Earn an annual $20 thank-you credit on your fall Rocky Mountain Power bill*
98 percent of Cool Keeper participants are satisfied with the program.
We believe you will be, too. Enroll today and put your power to work for you.
Cool Keeper is overseen by the Utah Public Service Commission.
* Residential customers who participate in the program will receive an annual $20 thank-you credit on their Rocky Mountain Power bill each fall. A partial credit is applied for participation after the start of the cooling season (June 1). Small commercial customers with air conditioning systems between 65,000 Btu/hr and 90,000 Btu/hr may be eligible for a $40 thank-you credit.
