We’re excited to announce Powerpal has partnered with Monash University to make a new Load Shifter challenge available within the Powerpal app.
Load Shifting is a new way for households to help balance the electricity grid as more low-cost renewable solar and wind energy comes online. By joining in the Load Shifting challenge you’ll not only be using energy when it is cleanest but you'll also get the chance to earn real rewards - it’s both a win for the planet and for your wallet.
Participating is easy and we’d love for you to join!
Here’s how it works:
- Register: Join the Load Shifter challenge in the Powerpal app for your chance to start earning rewards.
- Get notified: When there are times of particularly low or high demand on the grid we’ll let you know via an alert to your phone so you prepare for the Load Shifting event.
- Respond: Adjust your energy use during the event window for that day - for example, you could turn up or down your thermostat or schedule your next laundry load to match the challenge time window.
- Claim your reward: Sync your energy consumption with your Powerpal app within 48 hours of an event to claim rewards for adjusting your energy consumption. If you’re at home during the event you can also track how you’re doing in real-time during an event by visiting the challenge dashboard in the Powerpal App.
- Tell us how it went: This challenge will run for around two months. When the challenge finishes we’ll ask you to complete a short questionnaire, after which you’ll be able to redeem your reward as a Prezzee digital shopping voucher that can be spent at hundreds of major retail stores.
Everyone who registers for the challenge will receive at least a $5 reward and you could even earn up to $50 depending on how much electricity you shift during the Load Shiting events.
For more information and to register, simply open the Powerpal app and follow the instructions in the Challenges tab. Places are limited so don’t delay!
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