Water Heating Programs
Demand Saver | Dual Fuel | Off-Peak
Electric water heaters are clean, safe, and energy efficient.
People’s Cooperative Services stock 50, 80, and 120 gallon RHEEM water heaters. All carry a six (6) year limited tank warranty. Electric water heaters may be purchased at a fifty or sixty percent discount, when they are connected to one of these load management programs:
• Demand Saver Program - 80 gallon minimum (50% discount plus monthly credit on bill)
• Dual Fuel Program - 80 gallon or larger (50% discount - electric heat must be primary heat source and metered separately.)
• Off Peak Program - 100 gallon minimum (60% discount - metered separately)
If your water heater is leaking or simply doesn't heat anymore, maybe it's time to replace it with a new energy-efficient electric water heater from People's Cooperative Services! 
Rheem Electric Water Heaters!
- 6-year Limited Tank Warranty
- 6-year Limited Parts Warranty
- Patented R-Foam® process for superior heat retention
- Brass drain valve; stainless steel lower heating element; temperature and pressure relief valve
- Exclusive Rheemglas tank lining, resists corrosion and prolongs tank life
- Over-temperature protector cuts off power in excess temperature situations
- Over 100 years of experience in every water heater.
Members purchasing and installing new electric water heaters have three Load Management Programs available to them. Installing the heaters under one of our Load Management Programs allows you to purchase your new electric water heater at a reduced rate in addition to receiving a monthly credit on your statement or purchasing your usage at a reduced rate.
| Cost before any load management program discount (prices include tax). Prices are subject to change without notice. |
Gallon Capacity | Cost | Energy Factor | Dimensions (in inches) |
| 50 | $353.98 | .93 EF | 56 1/2 X 21 | |
| 80 | $681.74 | .91 EF | 58 1/2 X 24 1/2 | |
| 120 | $1,313.44 | .85 EF | 62 X 28 1/4 |
Load Management Programs are reviewed yearly.
People's Cooperative Services does not deliver or install water heaters.
"Demand Saver" Program
Members installing electric water heaters under our "Demand Saver" program will receive a $3.50 monthly credit for allowing us to control their water heater during peak times. Additionally, service work on water heaters installed under this program, performed by us during normal working hours, will be performed on a NO CHARGE basis. Members will be charged for parts ONLY.
During periods of peak energy consumption radio signals are transmitted from our power supplier, Dairyland Power Cooperative in La Crosse, WI, to the thousands of individual radio receivers located at members' homes and businesses throughout the system. These radio receivers turn off power to your water heater during these "peak" periods and turn it on after the period of peak energy use is over. The Cooperative furnishes and installs the radio receiver.
New water heaters installed under this program must be a minimum capacity of 80 gallons and will be controlled under Strategy 1B for a maximum of 6 hours in a 10-hour period of time. Load control could occur at any time. Water heaters are not controlled every day, there are even months throughout the year that they are not controlled. The days that water heaters are controlled, you may experience one or perhaps two control periods. They would typically be sometime between the hours of 6:00 a.m. and noon and 5:00 p.m. and 11:00 p.m.
New water heaters may be purchased from the cooperative at a 50 percent discount. Replacement water heaters that are currently under control may also be purchased at a 50 percent discount. Members with existing electric water heaters may enroll in the "Demand Saver" Program if their water heater is a minimum of 80 gallons. These will be controlled under either Strategy 1A (4 hours in 10) or 1B (6 hours in 10), dependent on the size of the water heater.
Dual Fuel Program
Members who have electric heat as their primary source of heat and have an alternative fuel as backup currently have "Dual Fuel". You may also purchase electric water heaters from the cooperative at a 50 percent discount. New water heaters installed under this program must be a minimum capacity of 80 gallons.
Your Dual Fuel system is metered separately and a radio receiver is attached to receive the signal from our power supplier.
Dual Fuel is normally controlled during the winter months, when the temperature drops. Control times are normally in the evening starting around 5:00 p.m. and being controlled until around 11:00 p.m. during the coldest weather. However, these loads may be controlled for extended periods of time.
If you install your water heater to this system it will be controlled during the same time periods as your Dual Fuel.
Your rate per kilowatt will also be the same as your Dual Fuel.
Water heaters installed under the Dual Fuel Program are eligible for the same service work policy as the "Demand Saver" Program.
Off-Peak Program
Members may purchase electric water heaters from the cooperative at a 60 percent discount. New water heaters installed under this program must be a minimum of 100 gallons or a combination thereof. This program does require a separate meter and receiver.
Loads controlled under this program are controlled 14 hours each day. Off-Peak means the power is off during normal daytime hours, and on late night hours. Power is on for 10 hours and off for 14 hours in a 24-hour period of time, everyday.
Water heaters installed under the Off-Peak Program are eligible for the same service work policy as the "Demand Saver" Program.