Wattsmart Drive

Rocky Mountain Power customers in Utah who own or lease eligible electric vehicles can enroll in Wattsmart Drive.

Most events will last up to 5 minutes. This will have minimal impact on your charging if you are using a level 2 charger.

Events will take place as needed based on energy demand. There will be no more than 48 events each year, but we expect the actual number to be less.

Electric vehicles help reduce emissions because electricity is generated from a mix of diverse and renewable sources. When EV charging can be optimized with the energy grid, there’s even more benefit.

Not necessarily. For years, we've build out system in a way that can effectively integrate more EVs with the grid. We also offer programs to help customers use energy wisely with Time of Use, Cool Keeper and through education about charging vehicles overnight and on the weekends, when possible. 

You have full control to override the program. You can do this by going to the web interface and clicking “charge my car”. You can also go to your vehicle’s app and click “start charging”. You will take a “opt-out” each time you override the charging control settings. For each year of enrollment, you will have two penalty free opt-outs. Each additional opt-out results in a $10 penalty from your annual incentive.

No. If you are unable to participate in Plug-in Perk events and you opt-out several times, you may not receive a yearly incentive. However, your annual incentive will never be less than $0.

So long as the vehicle is supported for the program, no installation is required.

To enroll in the program, accept the terms and conditions and use your vehicle account credentials to connect your car. If you do not have a vehicle account, go to your vehicle manufacturer’s website and find the section for owners to create an account. This username and password will then be used to connect your vehicle to the the Wattsmart Drive program.

Now that you’ve connected your vehicle, you will see your vehicle status updated in the web portal every 30 minutes. The portal will show your car’s battery status and location. When a Plug-In Perk event is happening, you’ll also see that in the web portal. 

The bottom tile on the main page shows the reward progress and will indicate how many “opt-outs” you have left before you lose your reward. At the end of each reward period, you will receive an email with your reward amount.

Of course! Nothing will change in your car app, and all the controls and features will still work. You will not be notified of a Plug-in Perk event in your manufacturer’s app.

At times, there can be a high demand for electricity on the power grid. During these times, we may pause your electric vehicle charging, thus helping reduce the immediate demand on the energy grid. You will be notified when these events occur, and you may choose to opt-out of an event.

If you’d like to unenroll from the program, you can go to the settings menu and click on the delete function (“garbage bin” icon) next to the vehicle’s name. However, if you remove yourself from the program, you will no longer be eligible for the program incentive. You can always re-enroll your vehicle or add another vehicle to your account.

Yes, you can enroll more than one eligible electric vehicle. When enrolling, you will need to use a separate email address for each vehicle.

If you remain a Rocky Mountain Power customer, you can continue to earn your reward. If you are moving outside of Rocky Mountain Power's service area, we ask that you unenroll from the program as you will not be eligible for the participation incentive.

You can unenroll from the program before selling your vehicle.