Use energy when it’s super cheap and save more.
Our time-of-use plans let you save money when you shift your power usage on big appliances to when energy is super cheap and cleanest, which is most hours of the day. Get the lowest daytime energy rate in Texas when you sign up.
Watch. Learn. Save.
See why a time-of-use plan can lead to big savings on your electricity bill.
PowerShift. Save. Repeat.
Simple changes like running your AC, dishwasher, laundry, pool pump and EV charger in off-peak hours mean that you can watch your bill go down with a time-of-use electricity plan. Use your high energy appliances during the up to 20 hours a day when electricity is cheapest, and start maximizing your savings and contributing to grid stability and environmental sustainability.
The numbers don't lie.
Our rates are better, and it's not particularly close.
The graph doesn’t lie, either.
The average rate you'll pay with PowerShift is much less than other providers’ "Free Nights" plans. That's why you can save $1,000 or more a year with us.
Here's when to (not) use a ton of energy with a time-of-use rate plan.
Depending which time-of-use plan is available to you, peak hours will occur at different times, with different energy rate incentives in each time slot. Shift usage OFF the on-peak hours and ON the off-peak hours. Simple, right?
When you can go nuts...
Off-peak: Up to 20 hours of the day when electricity costs less and allows you to save the most.
Ultra off-peak: The cheapest-priced energy, occurring during the overnight hours, and so the ideal time to run your pool pump or charge your EV.
When you should conserve...
On-peak: When energy is most used, usually during the late afternoon when kids are coming home from school and you're getting off work.
Seasonal on-peak: Times during the year when the weather causes people to use more electricity, like hot summer afternoons and chilly winter mornings.
Pricing tiers
Off-peak
On-peak
Ultra off-peak
Seasonal on-peak
PowerShift 12
On-peak: 6pm-10pm
Seasonal on-peak: 6am-9am (January, February, March only)
Off-peak: All other hours
PowerShift EV 12
On-peak: 6pm-10pm
Seasonal on-peak: 6am-9am (January, February, March only)
Ultra off-peak: 12am-6am
Off-peak: All other hours
How to save even more.
Energy efficient appliances and off-peak hours
Today’s smart homes offer useful tools for conserving energy during all hours of the day with a TOU rate plan, like appliances that run on a timer. If you run major appliances and EV charging during ultra-off peak, the savings will add up. Investing in energy-efficient appliances will help you save even more.
Leverage time of day to heat and cool your home
You can also heat and cool your home on a smart schedule using a programmable thermostat, setting it to heat or cool your home during off-peak hours – cranking up your AC or heat when energy is cheaper, then back down during on-peak hours. Opening and closing curtains to let the sun heat your home naturally also makes a big difference, as does ensuring that your home is weatherproofed, with doors and windows appropriately sealed.
Light up your life
Using natural sunlight also goes a long way. Open the curtains or blinds and let the light in, and after dusk opt for task lighting or LED bulbs to lower your energy consumption.
Unplug the vampires
Reduce “vampire energy,” where appliances draw electricity from the grid even when they’re off, by unplugging them when they aren’t in use.
Questions about PowerShift?
Answers about PowerShift.
These plans were created to help customers like you, while also helping protect the grid and the planet. PowerShift is based on our ability to manage and predict energy consumption during specific times throughout the day, from season to season. Simply put, electricity costs more and pressure on the grid is greater when demand is higher (on peak), so with a few simple changes you can see a substantially lower electricity bill each month. And with no hidden costs or gotchas, you know exactly what you’ll get when you sign up.
Other providers offer free nights of electricity, but over time the savings that they produce simply don’t match up to ours – because their days are very expensive. At Rhythm, we have the lowest daytime energy rate in Texas, and PowerShift gives you the option to save even more.
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PowerShift 12
On-peak: 6pm-10pm
Seasonal on-peak: 6am-9am (January, February, March only)
Off-peak: All other hours
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PowerShift EV 12
On-peak: 6pm-10pm
Seasonal on-peak: 6am-9am (January, February, March only)
Ultra off-peak: 12am-6am
Off-peak: All other hours
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We don’t take a one-size-fits-all approach like some other providers do. We have developed multiple customized plans, and depending on your usage, tech-savviness, and willingness to make simple changes you can save a lot of money each year.
At their core, time-of-use plans are fueled by time, and more specifically, the ability to manage and predict energy usage during specific moments in time. Plans like these charge different rates at different times of day to incentivize a natural shift to ease the grid and help the planet. And with a few simple changes of behavior, you can see a substantially lower electricity bill each month.
At specific times of the day, a lot of people use a lot of energy, which can put pressure on the grid. These moments of pressure are called on-peak hours. And you can probably guess when those might be. During the summer, on-peak hours are the evening hours when the weather is hot, and you need your house cool. Off-peak is when you don’t need to use as much electricity.
These plans are meant to help customers like you save, while also helping the planet and the grid—which we all in Texas know is oh-so important. By simply limiting your electricity consumption during on-peak hours of the day, you can save money and help the grid. This could mean cranking your AC to cool your house overnight so you don’t have to have it as low during the on-peak hours. Or running your pool pump or charging your EV overnight.
And, no, these plans don’t come with a lot of gotchas. They are exactly what they are. A way for everyone to help each other while also helping themselves, their wallet, and the grid.
They're time-of-use (TOU) plans. TOU is a billing concept in which the price of electricity varies based on when it’s used. While historically, this has been focused on differentiating price based on time of day, it can also be varied based on day or week, month of the year, or other potential markers. But what makes our plans unique is that they are just that: unique. We don’t take a one-size-fits-all approach like some others do. We developed multiple customized plans, and depending on your needs, usage, tech-savviness, and willingness to make some simple changes, you can save a lot of money.
If you can shift your energy consumption off of on-peak hours, your bill will go down. It’s as simple as that. And depending on which plan you choose, those hours will occur at different times with different energy rates incentives in each time slot.
Anyone who is willing to make a few slight adjustments in their day-to-day energy usage can save a lot of money. With technology where it’s at today, for example if you own a smart thermostat or an EV charging app, it’s simple to just set up energy adjustments on your phone (turning your AC up a few degrees during evening on-peak hours then back down afterwards). Also, the grid and the planet benefit. You're contributing to a cleaner future, because you’re using more power during periods of the day that are usually supplied by a higher percentage of renewable energy sources like wind and solar.
Energy charge breakdowns by hour specific to your plan can be found in the Learn More section of plan card or on EFL.
When energy demand is highest, strain on the grid is greatest. This can lead to higher prices as well as erosion of critical infrastructure like transformers and substations. Also, during off-peak hours the grid is typically supplied by a higher percentage of renewable energy sources like wind and solar, and so more of your usage is supplied from planet-friendly sources.
As your provider, we track your energy usage daily, hour by hour. So we know when your home’s demand is highest, and how much your energy consumption costs.
You sure can! Sign up for PowerShift time-of-use electricity plan and watch the savings accrue. If you aren’t satisfied, you can always switch to another one of our affordable, 100% renewable energy plans.
