Get a FREE thermostat plus a $50 Prepaid Mastercard® when you enroll in Alabama Power Smart Advantage™ The program that gets you onto a smarter energy rate, then helps you make the most of it. We use smart thermostat technology to help you achieve hands-off, worry-free savings! I have a Sensi thermostat Great! Make your thermostat even smarter and get a $100 Prepaid Mastercard when you enroll in Alabama Power Smart Advantage and the Time Advantage Energy Rate! Enroll Your Thermostat I need a smart thermostat No thermostat? No problem! Get a FREE smart thermostat, PLUS a $50 Prepaid Mastercard when you enroll* in Alabama Power Smart Advantage and the Time Advantage Energy Rate. Get a Thermostat ELIGIBLE BRANDS A smarter way to save Did you know Alabama Power can generate electricity for a lower cost during evenings, nights and weekends? Alabama Power Smart Advantage combines smart technology with a smart rate to pass some of these savings on to you! By enrolling in Alabama Power Smart Advantage, we will help you automatically shift part of your home's energy use from our Time Advantage Energy rate's peak pricing hours to economy pricing hours and keep your home at a comfortable temperature. Our technology syncs with your smart thermostat to learn your preferred home temperatures, then each weekday it finds ways to shift your electric heating or cooling from peak pricing hours to economy pricing hours. Enroll now to help increase savings and stay comfortable, without any extra work! Here's how it works: Sign up for a smarter rate Once you join the program, you'll be switched to the Alabama Power Residential Time Advantage Energy Rate. This rate offers you economy pricing during times of day when costs to generate electricity are low. Shifting part of your energy use to economy pricing hours means more savings for you. Plus, we'll give you a Prepaid Mastercard® just for enrolling. We help you save Alabama Power Smart Advantage integrates with your Sensi thermostat to learn the settings that keep you comfortable. Each weekday, it looks for opportunities to help you save, then makes small adjustments to your settings to ease your energy use away from peak pricing hours while keeping you in your comfort zone. The program takes care of your energy use from electric heating/cooling, which is the largest source of energy use in most customers' homes. You can sit back and relax knowing we are doing the hard work for you. You're in control We use your regular temperature settings to guide our adjustments. Just program your thermostat to keep your home comfortable, and our advanced technology will look for opportunities that let us keep your home in your preferred comfort range while gently shifting part of your electric heating/cooling usage out of peak hours. If Smart Advantage finds savings opportunities, it creates an optimized schedule on your thermostat. You can always override the optimized schedule by setting your thermostat back to your preferred temperature. Save year round Alabama Power Smart Advantage runs in the summer, winter, or both seasons, depending on which heating and cooling equipment you have. During summer, it works with your electric cooling equipment, and in winter, it works with your electric heating — but in both cases, it works to help you move your energy use to hours when it costs less. When you enroll, we'll let you know if you'll be optimized in winter, summer, or both. Alabama Power's Time Advantage Energy Rate offers economy pricing all day on weekends, all year long. Plus, you'll enjoy economy pricing all day, every day in the months of April, May, and October. Make a difference Smart Advantage is an easy way to automatically shift part of your energy use to economy pricing hours and save money. Together, we can keep energy use more balanced and affordable! Am I Eligible? To participate in Alabama Power Smart Advantage, you must meet the following criteria: Be an Alabama Power residential electric customer Be willing to change to the Residential Time Advantage Energy Rate for at least 12 months Have at least one qualifying thermostat installed in your home* Have an always-on Wi-Fi network installed in your home Use your smart thermostat(s) to control your electric central A/C and/or electric furnace, or single stage heat pump *The program supports a maximum of two Emerson Sensi thermostats. Eligible Alabama Power Smart Advantage customers will participate in the Residential Time Advantage Energy Rate. Read more about the rate here. Card is issued by MetaBank®, Member FDIC, pursuant to license by Mastercard International Incorporated. Mastercard is a registered trademark, and the circles design is a trademark of Mastercard International Incorporated. No cash access or recurring payments. 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