PNM Power Saver
INTRODUCING PNM FREE SENSI PROGRAM
PNM CUSTOMERS WITH CENTRAL AIR CONDITIONING
CAN GET PAID TO SAVE ENERGY
PNM wants to relieve electricity demand in your area during peak demand hours.
This is especially important during those summer days when everyone cranks up their AC at the same time.
The Free Sensi program works with the PNM Power Saver program to save energy and money.
If you . . .
- Receive electricity from PNM
- Have a smart phone and Wi-Fi installed at your residence, and
- Control your central air conditioner or heat pump
You can enroll and receive . . .
- $150 limited-time bonus for your enrollment between October 1st and December 31st
- Free Sensi Touch smart thermostat
- Free installation by professional HVAC technician
- $25 annual participation incentive if you opt out of three or fewer demand response events
Benefits
Smart thermostats can help to lower heating and cooling costs.
When used with the Free Sensi program, they help:
- Protect our environment by reducing greenhouse gas emissions on the hottest days
- Ensure a continuous regional energy supply when energy is needed most
How It Works
- Between June 1 and September 30, demand for electricity soars. During these times, the PNM Power Saver Free Sensi program automatically engages participants’ central air conditioning systems in demand response events
- The temperature setting on your Sensi thermostat will increase by 3 degrees for up to four hours
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Program Rules and Customer Agreement
As of October 2024
ELIGIBILITY
- Open to all residential customers with a central heat ventilation and refrigerated air conditioning (HVAC) system or a heat pump. Homes with window air conditioning units or multi-zone systems are not eligible. Heat only systems and evaporative cooling units (swamp coolers) are not eligible for this program.
- Participants must have wireless internet connectivity (Wi-Fi), and know their password.
- To participate in the PNM Power Saver Free Sensi (“PSFS”) program, you must be named on the PNM account.
- If you are a tenant, landlord approval (see form below) must be certified. You must have control of the thermostat.
- Customers who currently participate in the PNM Power Saver program—or have participated in the program in the past 12 months—are not eligible for a sign-up incentive. PNM reserves the right to review any exception to this restriction.
INCENTIVES
- You will receive a one-time $150 enrollment bonus check and a $25 annual thank-you check for each year that you participate. The enrollment bonus check will be issued to you within 12 weeks of enrollment confirmation.
- If you opt out of three or fewer demand response events throughout the cooling season, you will be eligible for the annual thank-you check at the end of each calendar year.
- If PNM needs to change the incentives at any future time, you will be informed.
CYCLING LEVEL | ONE-TIME Enrollment Bonus Check PER DEVICE | ANNUAL Thank-You Check PER DEVICE |
3 Degree Offset | $150 | $25 |
PARTICIPATION
- As a PSFS participant, you will allow PNM to adjust the temperature setting on your thermostat during times of high overall electricity demand.
- If you are a new tenant at a premises where a PSFS device has already been installed, your landlord will inform you of your participation and of your choice to opt out.
- You can opt out of 3 or fewer conservation events per year via your thermostat or the Sensi app, and still receive the annual participation incentive.
- During a demand response event, you may experience a slight increase in temperature. Variables such as insulation, shaded windows, the use of ceiling fans, and the amount of foot traffic can each affect the overall temperature. Below are the changes a typical home may experience:
CYCLING LEVEL | TEMPERATURE CHANGE |
3 Degree Offset | 1-3 DEGREES |
TERMINATING PARTICIPATION
- Participation is entirely voluntary and you can terminate it at any time by notifying PNM Power Saver in writing or by telephone.
- If you terminate participation in the program, PNM will disconnect the device from the program in the operational and billing systems, effective immediately. The device will no longer be cycled during events, and you will be ineligible to receive the thank-you check that year (if disconnected during control season), and each year thereafter.
DEMAND RESPONSE EVENTS
- Potential demand response events are limited to non-holiday weekdays during June through September, from 1 p.m. to 9 p.m., for no more than four hours.
- You can find out if a demand response event is occurring one of three ways: You can go to the PSFS web page (https://www.pnmpowersaver.com/free-sensi/) to see if there is a banner indicating an event has been scheduled, you can check your thermostat to see if a message has been sent indicating an event is in progress, or you can check the Sensi app for a notification.
- Because the weather is unpredictable, there is no certainty about the total number of demand response events that could occur during a cooling season. But, based on past seasons, you can expect fewer than five.
- Three times during each year, you have the choice to not participate in a demand response event by simply calling 866-471-7906 and letting us know, or by opting out on the thermostat when a message indicates an event is in progress.
- If you opt out of more than three events per control season, you will not be eligible for your annual incentive in that calendar year. You will continue to be a participant in the program and will qualify for the annual incentive the following year if you choose to opt out of three or fewer events.
- Because PNM is part of a broader regional grid connected with other utilities, there may be a sudden system need for energy conservation. If such an extraordinary situation should arise, a demand response event may be called outside of normal program hours.
ELIGIBLE SENSI ACCOUNTS
- All PSFS participants must (a) have an active account linked with the Sensi app; (b) have an installed qualifying Sensi smart thermostat controlling an air conditioning unit at participant’s service address; and (c) agree to the terms and conditions set forth.
The Copeland and Sensi logos are trademarks and service marks of Copeland LP or one of its affiliates. ©2023