PROGRAM TERMS AND CONDITIONS
Welcome to the Eversource ConnectedSolutions Program (“Program”). By becoming a Participant of the Program, you may reduce stress
on the grid in your utility service area and may be eligible to receive the
Reward described below, subject to these Program Terms and Conditions (“Terms”). To become a Participant in the
Program, you must (1) have installed and operational Wi-Fi thermostats and (2) submit an application to, and have it accepted by the
Sponsor and the Program Administrator (as defined below).
Binding Agreement. By applying for the Program, you agree to comply with and be bound by
these Terms, even if your application is rejected by the Sponsor and the
Program Administrator; provided, however, in the event your application is not
accepted or approved, you will not be subject to data collection under these
Terms. Failure to comply with these Terms may result in your unenrollment from
the Program. The decisions of the Sponsor and the Program Administrator
regarding your eligibility to participate are final and binding in all
respects. Sponsor reserves the right in its sole discretion to unenroll any
Participant for, among other things: (1) tampering or attempting to tamper with
the operation of the Program; or (2) violating these Terms or the terms and
conditions of use of any of Sponsor Parties’ property or service. Any false information provided within the
context of the Program by any Participant is a violation of these Terms and may
result in the immediate unenrollment of a Participant and forfeiture of any
Reward. For purposes of clarification, enrollment in the Program does not
guarantee Participant a Reward.
Definitions. In the context of these Terms,
● “Adjustment Events” mean
times during the Program Period when the DER Vendor will control Participant’s
Device(s) (on behalf of the Sponsor Parties) to signal the Device to change its
mode of operation, change device mode, or other settings, as applicable.
●
“DER
Vendor” means Honeywell
● “Device” means your Wi-Fi thermostat, which
can be monitored and operated during the Program by DER Vendor’s network
operations center.
●
“Environmental Attributes”
means any and all present or future renewable energy credits, credit
privileges, emissions reductions, offsets, allowances, registrations, emission
or air quality attributes, the avoidance of the emission of any gas, chemical,
pollutant, or other substance into the air, soil, or water, or the reduction,
displacement or offset of emissions resulting from fuel combustion at another
location, or other benefits allocated, assigned, or otherwise awarded or
certificated to Participant by any governmental authority, program
administrator, registry, independent certification board or group, or any
person in connection with the Program (including tax or other credits from
international, national, state, or other governmental entities) which may or may not have monetary value.
● “FAA” means the Federal Arbitration Act.
● “Participant” means an applicant
that has been accepted into the Program by the Program Administrator and
Sponsor.
● “Program” means the Eversource ConnectedSolutions Program, or any successor program, as set forth on Program
Administrator’s website at https://www.eversource.com/content/residential/save-money-energy/energy-efficiency-programs/demand-response/battery-storage-demand-response.
● “Program Data” means data related to your identity, your Adjustment Event opt-in or
opt-out status, your energy usage and/or energy production, your Program
Administrator account, your utility bill, and operational data about your
Device(s).
● “Program Period” means the duration of the applicable Program in which your Device may be
dispatched.
● “Program Administrator” means Eversource Energy Service Company, as agent for its affiliates.
● “Reward” means an incentive payment issued to the customer.
● “Service” means the
connection between your Device(s) and the DER Vendor platform.
● “Sponsor” means EnergyHub,
Inc., located at 41 Flatbush Avenue, Suite 400A, Brooklyn, NY 11217.
●
“Sponsor Parties” means Sponsor, DER Vendor, Leap Frog Power, Inc. (a partner of Sponsor), Program Administrator, their respective
successors and assigns, and each of their respective affiliates, agents,
directors, officers, and employees.
● “Terms” means these Program
Terms and Conditions, and the Program Administrator’s state specific
terms and conditions available at https://www.eversource.com/content/residential/about/terms-and-conditions
at the time of your enrollment, which
are incorporated herein.
About the Program. Applicants whose applications to participate in the Program are
submitted by the enrollment deadline and accepted by the Program Administrator
(“Participants”, “you”, and “your”)
and who fully comply with these Terms may receive one or more incentives, as
set forth below (each, a “Reward”),
to be provided to you by Program Administrator following the conclusion of the
Program term. To receive the Reward,
you must be accepted as a Participant by the Sponsor and Program Administrator,
follow the applicable requirements for such Reward, and your participation must
not be withdrawn or terminated.
For Massachusetts Customers
Only. In connection with the Sponsor Parties’
operation of the Program, if you are a customer residing in Massachusetts, you
consent to the Sponsor Parties’ using your Program Data for purposes of
participating in the Massachusetts Clean Peak Energy Standard (“Clean Peak
Standard”). In addition to the Application Consent by Participant
below, you authorize the Sponsor Parties to share your Program Data with any
governmental or regulatory entities involved in the Clean Peak Standard, such
as the Massachusetts Department of Energy Resources (“DOER”), and any
third-party program administrator designated by DOER, such as the Massachusetts
Clean Energy Center. The Program does
not include title to, or the benefits associated with, any environmental
attributes associated with the capability of the Program to produce energy,
capacity or demand response services, or the reduction of emissions of carbon
dioxide or other greenhouse gasses from any anthropogenic source (the “Environmental
Attributes”, as further defined herein). Note that if you choose to not participate in
the Program, you still have the option of either applying to the Clean Peak
Energy Standard Program on your own or working with a separate third-party who can
apply on your behalf.
Application Consent by
Participant. By submitting an application to enroll as a
Participant, you authorize the Sponsor Parties to 1) collect and exchange Program Data and retain such Program
Data indefinitely, or to the extent permitted by law, for the purposes described
herein, including determining your eligibility for the Program and operating
the Program (which may include sharing your Program
Data with third-party contractors who assist Sponsor Parties in operating the
Program); (2) review and analyze all of your Program Data for the
purposes of the Sponsor Parties fulfilling their obligations under the Program
and applicable law, improving the Program and as otherwise permitted by
applicable law, and to exchange conclusions with each other and publish results
based on those conclusions, but excluding any personally identifiable
information, provided that they treat all such Program Data in accordance with
their respective privacy policies; (3)
automatically signal your Devices to take part in Adjustment Events for
this Program or for general system testing purposes; (4) send you emails, text
messages and other notifications related to the Program, including about your
enrollment status and Program-related adjustments to your Devices; (5) send you
emails, text messages and other notifications related to surveys about the
Program and to share your responses to such surveys among the Sponsor Parties; (6)
retain all of your Program Data indefinitely or to the extent permitted by law for
record keeping purposes; and (7) summarize the results of the Program in
publicly-available studies, provided that any Program Data included in such
studies will be anonymous such that you are not individually identifiable.
Eligibility and Enrollment. You may apply to become a Participant and participate in the
Program if you meet the following eligibility criteria and do the following:
● You must be at least 18 years of age;
● You must have one or more Devices that are compatible with and connected
to the DER Vendor platform (“Service”) and compatible with the Program design;
● Maintain an active account in good standing on the Service and a
continuous connection between your enrolled Devices and the Service;
● Assist Sponsor Parties’ support personnel in troubleshooting and
resolving connectivity, firmware and other Device-related issues; and
● Have an active utility account with your Program Administrator.
Program Period. The Program will run for the Program Period defined above. You may
be automatically re-enrolled in subsequent Program Periods at Sponsor’s
discretion, subject to the then-current Terms for the Program. You may unenroll from the Program at any
time.
Program Description. Participant agrees to allow DER Vendor, on behalf of the Sponsor Parties,
to control the Participant’s Devices during the Program Period. Such adjustments are referred to as “Adjustment Events.” Adjustment Events
may signal the Device to charge, discharge, or change its mode of operation, change
device mode, or other settings, as applicable. For certain types of services offered
by the Sponsor Parties, an Adjustment Event may occur even if the Device is in
any kind of hold mode at the start of the Adjustment Event. Participant may opt out of a current or future Adjustment Event at any
time by directly adjusting the Device or contacting DER Vendor.
How to Apply. You can apply to
participate in the Program through your DER Vendor mobile app, vendor website
or at the Program enrollment website found here: www.eversource.com. The Sponsor Parties may accept or reject your application in their sole discretion.
How to Withdraw. Once you are accepted as a Participant in the Program, you may withdraw
by emailing
the Sponsor contact address specified below.
Withdrawal will not affect the other services provided by the Sponsor Parties
to you. By withdrawing, you may render yourself ineligible to receive the
Reward, participate in the Program in the future, or participate in other
programs offered by Sponsor.
Program Termination. Sponsor's ability to offer the Program is contingent on receiving
certain approvals and acceptances from Program Administrator. If such approvals
and acceptances are withheld or withdrawn, or if the Program is declared
unlawful, the Program will be terminated along with the Reward. Further, Sponsor’s
ability to offer the Program to you is contingent on Sponsor’s agreements with
DER Vendor, and in the event such agreement(s) terminate for any reason, your
participation in the Program will be terminated along with the Reward. In the
event of such termination, DER Vendor may provide notice to you by email, and
Sponsor may provide notice at www.energyhub.com.
Termination of the Program will not affect any payment obligations you may have
for your DER Vendor Device, and your DER Vendor customer agreement will remain
in effect.
Disqualification. The Sponsor Parties may terminate your participation in the Program
and Reward at any time and without liability to the Sponsor Parties upon notice
to you via email in the event that (1) you violate these Terms or applicable
law, (2) you do not comply with any reasonable request from any Sponsor Party
in connection with this Program, (3) your Program Administrator declares you
ineligible for the Program, (4) your account with Sponsor or DER Vendor is no
longer in good standing, or (5) you do not maintain a continuous connection
between your enrolled Device(s) and the Service. Further, if you enroll in a
conflicting energy program through Sponsor Parties, Sponsor may terminate your
participation in the Program without liability and without notice.
Disqualification from the Program will not affect any payment obligations you
may have for your DER Vendor Device, and your DER Vendor customer agreement
will remain in effect.
Privacy Notice. By participating in the
Program, you agree that the Sponsor Parties may collect and exchange your
personal information or data and that if they are unable to collect the
required information or data, you may not be eligible to participate in the
Program. Sponsor Parties will collect, use, and administer your personal
information and usage data consistent with these Terms and Sponsor’s
then-current privacy policies located at http://www.energyhub.com/privacy-policy and Program Administrator’s then-current privacy policy located at https://www.eversource.com/content/residential/about/privacy-policy.
Changes in Your Utility Costs. Sponsor is not responsible for any changes in your utility costs during
the Program.
Information. You represent and warrant to Sponsor that the information you
provide to Sponsor while applying for and during the course of the Program is
accurate and complete, and you agree to promptly notify Sponsor if any
information you provided during your application for the Program has changed.
Rights to Environmental Attributes.
Reporting Rights. Sponsor shall have the exclusive right to
report and register ownership of such Environmental Attributes in compliance
with federal, state, or local laws and regulations, or any registry or
certification body, system, agency, authority, or other party, and any present
or future federal, state, or local law or regulation, or domestic or
international emissions trading program, including for programs (e.g. Clean Peak Energy Standard) where Participant has
the option to report and register themselves.
Marketing Claims. Sponsor shall have the exclusive right to make
all claims as to all Environmental Attributes associated with the operation or
maintenance of the Service. Sponsor shall have the right to market and sell the
Environmental Attributes without any duty of accounting or obligation to share
proceeds with Participant.
Participant Representations and Warranties.
a.
Participant represents and warrants that Participant has not, under any Environmental Attribute certifying body
or otherwise, sold to any other person or entity, retired for its own benefit,
or represented as part of any energy sale the Environmental Attributes
associated with the Service under this Agreement.
b.
Participant represents and warrants that all rights, title, and
interest in the Environmental Attributes are free and clear of all liens,
taxes, claims, security interests, or other incumbrances of any kind
whatsoever.
Cooperation. Participant shall take all actions as are reasonably
requested by Sponsor to give effect to this Section and to ensure that Sponsor
is recorded as the owner of and entitled to any reporting rights or other
benefits accruing from, any Environmental Attributes.
Purchase Option. Environmental Attributes may only be purchased
by Participant, if at all, pursuant to a separate transaction entered into by Sponsor and Participant for the purchase and sale of such Environmental
Attributes.
Violation
of Marketing Claims. If Sponsor determines
that Participant
or any third-party has made a statement, claim,
or other communication that could reasonably be expected to adversely affect
the right of Sponsor or any other subsequent purchaser of the Environmental
Attributes to claim the exclusive ownership of or reporting rights of the
Environmental Attributes associated with the Service, Participant shall take such commercially reasonable actions
as may be necessary or that Sponsor may reasonably request in order to retract
or otherwise correct such statement, claim, or other communication or to cause
such statement, claim, or other communication to be retracted or otherwise
corrected, as applicable.
General Conditions. This Program is governed by the laws of the State of New York
without regard to its applicable principles of conflicts of law. The Sponsor
Parties’ failure to enforce any term of these Terms shall not constitute a
waiver of that provision. THE
SPONSOR PARTIES (AND EACH OF THEIR RESPECTIVE AFFILIATES, AGENTS, DIRECTORS,
OFFICERS, AND EMPLOYEES) ARE NOT RESPONSIBLE OR LIABLE FOR ANY INCORRECT OR
INACCURATE PROGRAM APPLICATION INFORMATION, AND ASSUME NO RESPONSIBILITY FOR
(I) TYPOGRAPHICAL OR OTHER ERRORS IN THE PRINTING OF THE PROGRAM MATERIALS OR
THE OFFERING OR ANNOUNCEMENT OF ANY REWARD, (II) ANY ERROR, OMISSION,
INTERRUPTION, DEFECT OR DELAY IN OPERATION OR TRANSMISSION AT ANY WEBSITE,
(III) FAILURE OF ANY APPLICATION TO BE RECEIVED BY SPONSOR DUE TO TECHNICAL PROBLEMS,
TELEPHONE SERVICE PROBLEMS, PRINTING ERRORS, HUMAN ERROR OR TRAFFIC CONGESTION
ON THE INTERNET OR AT ANY WEBSITE, (IV) COMMUNICATIONS LINE, HARDWARE AND/OR
SOFTWARE FAILURES, (V) DAMAGE TO ANY COMPUTER OR DEVICE (SOFTWARE OR HARDWARE)
RESULTING FROM PARTICIPATION IN THE PROGRAM, (VI) THEFT OR DESTRUCTION OF,
TAMPERING WITH, UNAUTHORIZED ACCESS TO, OR ALTERATION OF APPLICATIONS AND/OR
PROGRAM APPLICATION INFORMATION, OR (VII) APPLICATIONS WHICH ARE LATE OR LOST,
OR (VIII) ANY LOSS OF INCOME DUE TO DEVICE CONTROL. PARTICIPANT ASSUMES ALL RISK OF PARTICIPATION IN THE PROGRAM. TO
THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, YOU INDEMNIFY AND AGREE TO KEEP
THE SPONSOR PARTIES (AND EACH OF THEIR RESPECTIVE AFFILIATES, AGENTS,
DIRECTORS, OFFICERS, AND EMPLOYEES) INDEMNIFIED AT ALL TIMES FROM AND AGAINST
ANY LIABILITY, CLAIMS, DEMANDS, LOSSES, DAMAGES, COSTS AND EXPENSES THAT ARISE
FROM OR ARE RELATED TO ANY ACT, DEFAULT OR OMISSION BY YOU AND/OR A BREACH OF
ANY WARRANTY BY YOU AND/OR TO ANY ACT, DEFAULT OR OMISSION BY YOU UNDER THESE
TERMS. TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, YOU AGREE TO HOLD THE SPONSOR
PARTIES (AND EACH OF THEIR RESPECTIVE AFFILIATES, AGENTS, DIRECTORS, OFFICERS,
AND EMPLOYEES) HARMLESS FROM ANY INJURY OR DAMAGE CAUSED OR CLAIMED TO BE
CAUSED BY PARTICIPATION IN THE PROGRAM AND/OR USE OR ACCEPTANCE OF ANY REWARD
OTHER THAN FOR: (1) DEATH OR PERSONAL INJURY ARISING AS A RESULT OF SPONSOR'S
NEGLIGENCE OR BREACH OF CONTRACT; OR (2) THE SPONSOR PARTIES’ FRAUDULENT
MISREPRESENTATION OR DELIBERATE BREACH OF CONTRACT. THE SPONSOR PARTIES (AND
EACH OF THEIR RESPECTIVE AFFILIATES, AGENTS, DIRECTORS, OFFICERS, AND
EMPLOYEES) HAVE NO LIABILITY TO ANY PARTICIPANT FOR ANY LOSS, DAMAGE, COSTS OR
EXPENSE INCURRED AS A RESULT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH A PARTICIPANT'S
PARTICIPATION IN THE PROGRAM. If any
provision of these Terms is held to be invalid or unenforceable, all remaining
provisions of these Terms will remain in full force and effect. These Terms
will be binding on the Sponsor Parties and their respective successors and
assigns, and Participant. Participant
may not assign these Terms without the written consent of Sponsor whereas
Sponsor and Program Administrator may assign these Terms to any third party.
The Sponsor Parties are not responsible for the policies, actions, or inactions
of others that might prevent the Participant from entering, participating, or
claiming a Reward. For the avoidance of doubt, it is specifically understood
and agreed that there shall be no personal liability on the part of any
affiliates, agents, directors, officers, and employees of each Sponsor Party
under these Terms.
These Terms constitutes the entire agreement between Sponsor Parties and
a Participant relating to the subject matter hereof and supersedes all other
such prior or contemporaneous oral and written agreements and
understandings.
Arbitration. If you and any of Sponsor Parties do not resolve any dispute by
informal negotiation, any other effort to resolve the dispute will be conducted
exclusively by binding individual arbitration governed by the Federal
Arbitration Act (“FAA”). You are waiving the right to litigate (or participate
in as a party or class member) all disputes in court before a judge or jury.
Instead, all disputes will be resolved on an individual basis before a neutral
arbitrator, whose decision will be final except for a limited right of appeal
under the FAA. Any court with jurisdiction over the parties may enforce the
arbitrator’s award.
No Class Action Procedure. Notwithstanding any of the foregoing or any other provision of these
Terms, class arbitration is not permitted under any circumstance. You and the
Sponsor Parties agree that, by entering into this Agreement, THE PARTIES MAY
BRING CLAIMS AGAINST THE OTHER ONLY IN THEIR RESPECTIVE INDIVIDUAL CAPACITY,
and not as a plaintiff or class member in any purported class or representative
proceeding. Further, you agree that the arbitrator may not consolidate
proceedings or more than one person’s claims, and may not otherwise preside
over any form of a representative or class proceeding. Although the non-availability of any form of
representative or class proceeding is clear from this Agreement, should any
dispute arise regarding or relating to the existence, validity, enforceability,
or interpretation of the Arbitration and No Class Action procedures provisions
above, the federal court located in New York, New York shall have the sole and
exclusive jurisdiction to hear and determine the issue.
Changes to the Terms. The Sponsor Parties
may modify these Terms at any time. We
will notify you by email at the most current email address we have on record
for you when we make any material changes to these Terms, and the effective
date of the modified Terms, which will be after the date of our notice to you.
Your continued participation in the Program thereafter signifies your
acceptance to such modified Terms. The modified Terms will apply only to
disputes that arise after the effective date of such modified Terms. We will
also post the most current version of the Terms on our website specified below
and encourage you to check this site frequently.
Acceptance of Agreement. The use of an electronic signature process to accept and sign these
Terms, including your indication of acceptance of these Terms by a
click-through or click-wrap process presented on Sponsor’s website, shall
constitute effective execution and delivery of these Terms, and shall form a
binding contract between you and the Sponsor, and the other Sponsor Parties
shall be express third party beneficiaries hereof and may enforce the
provisions hereof as if they were a party hereto.
Additional Program Details. Additional program details (including about
the Rewards) are available on the respective state’s Eversource ConnectedSolutions Program Webpage below.
As referenced above, your participation in the
Program is also subject to the Program Administrator’s specific Program terms
in effect at the time of enrollment. EnergyHub contact information for the
program is: eversource@energyhub.com.
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