NYSEG has launched a free online energy efficiency program for residential customers called Energy Saver.

The program provides personalized energy-saving recommendations and rewards NYSEG customers with points based on how much energy they save. The points can be redeemed for discounts from online retailers.

Customers can join Energy Saver program by going to nyseg.com and clicking on the Energy Saver get started button.

Each month participants are sent emails showing how much energy they have saved and how many rewards points they earned. With verified reductions in energy use, participants automatically receive two points for every kilowatt hour of electricity saved and 20 points for every therm of natural gas saved compared to the previous year.

Any NYSEG residential customer with an active account can join the program. Customers with accounts that have been active for at least one year will be able to accumulate reward points if they save energy compared to the previous year.

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