Curb Your Power
How to Curb Your Power
When an event starts, reduce your power usage to the extent you safely can for the duration of the Event to meet your Curb Target.
Remember that Curbing is voluntary and you are not obligated to participate even if you’ve registered.
Here's how it works
We've been experiencing hot weather and there is high demand on the grid, leading to a peak demand event
We send you an SMS asking you to voluntarily curtail your usage for a set period of time
You take action and turn off or down certain appliances to reduce you power usage and ease demand on the grid
Keep cool during the event and only continue if it is safe for you to do so
We send you an SMS to tell you when the event has ended and you can flick your appliances back on
You'll receive your results email within a week after the event, letting you know if you successfully hit your curb target
Dryer
∼ 5kWh
per cycle
Heaters
∼ 2kWh
every hour for split systems
Dishwasher
∼ 1-2kWh
per cycleWashing machine
∼ 0.5-1kWh
per cycle
Pool pump
∼ 1-2kWh
per hour
Electric oven
∼ 1kWh
per hour
TV
∼ 0.3kWh
per hour
Lights
∼ 0.05kWh
per hour for a single halogen downlight
Hair dryer
∼ 0.25kWh
for 10 minutes
Microwave
∼ 0.12kWh
for 5 minutes