Want to lower your electric bill?

I just signed up for OHM Connect, a website launched in 2016 to help people lower their electric bills. It is currently only operating in California. And at this point, I cannot tell you from personal experience, if it is working or not. But I figure, I'll tell you about it now and then we can decide together. It was very easy and free to join and connect my SDGE account. I set up alerts on my phone so the theory is that OHM Connect   will send me an alert when there is high energy usuage on the grid. OHM Connect's theory is that when there is high energy usuage, the dirty power stations turn on. So if we all lower our usuage during peak times, then those dirty power stations won't turn on and pollute the environment. The other pro is that the rate for energy goes up during peak times so if you use less energy at those moments, your bill will decrease. 

OHM Connect gives you a personal dashboard with lots of information and the website will award you for responding to alerts and stopping your activity. Since I just joined, I have not received any alerts yet. In the community forum, there seems to be conflicting information about how much you will get paid for saving electricity. It appears that you earn the most points through referrals, but if you can manage your electricity use, then you will lower your bill and save money that way as well. So seems like a big win either way to me! 

Check it out and let me know how it works for you.