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Energy saving tips

In Summer during peak times, households can use three times more power than usual. This can place the electricity grid under pressure.

Reducing demand on the electricity network at peak times, through simple things like pre-cooling your home, could help to reduce investment in the network, reduce the risk of outages and help to manage the costs of electricity.

By working together with customers, we can better manage electricity peaks.


Manage your electricity usage

To track and control your electricity usage, you can use our Electricity Outlook portal. The portal can be used by customers connected to the Jemena Electricity Network which powers the North-West region of Melbourne.

Manage your electricity with the Jemena Electricity Outlook portal


What else is Jemena doing?

In the Summer months, Jemena, in partnership with the Victorian Government, introduced a new demand response trial, called 'Power Changers'. Demand response is when energy users are provided with incentives to reduce their consumption ahead of peak times and/or very high temperatures.

Power Changers is an innovative, technology-led, community program which encourages customers to make small changes to their electricty consumption, save money off their household electricity bills, receive incentives to save energy and reduce demand on the grid. Ahead of forecast hot weather, Power Changers participants receive an alert via a new smart phone app, which provides relevant energy saving tips.

The information they receive is based on Jemena’s ability to analyse data generated by the household’s smart meter. This means the tips provided are fast, accurate, specific and a direct customer benefit of the recent state-wide smart meter program.

For more information on our Power Changers program, please click here.



Energy saving tips

In Summer during peak times, households can use three times more power than usual. This can place the electricity grid under pressure.

Reducing demand on the electricity network at peak times, through simple things like pre-cooling your home, could help to reduce investment in the network, reduce the risk of outages and help to manage the costs of electricity.

By working together with customers, we can better manage electricity peaks.


Manage your electricity usage

To track and control your electricity usage, you can use our Electricity Outlook portal. The portal can be used by customers connected to the Jemena Electricity Network which powers the North-West region of Melbourne.

Manage your electricity with the Jemena Electricity Outlook portal


What else is Jemena doing?

In the Summer months, Jemena, in partnership with the Victorian Government, introduced a new demand response trial, called 'Power Changers'. Demand response is when energy users are provided with incentives to reduce their consumption ahead of peak times and/or very high temperatures.

Power Changers is an innovative, technology-led, community program which encourages customers to make small changes to their electricty consumption, save money off their household electricity bills, receive incentives to save energy and reduce demand on the grid. Ahead of forecast hot weather, Power Changers participants receive an alert via a new smart phone app, which provides relevant energy saving tips.

The information they receive is based on Jemena’s ability to analyse data generated by the household’s smart meter. This means the tips provided are fast, accurate, specific and a direct customer benefit of the recent state-wide smart meter program.

For more information on our Power Changers program, please click here.