City of Manassas Utilities customers, Virginia · Free service
Load Management Program (City of Manassas Utilities)
Run by City of Manassas Department of Utilities (Electric)
Let the City of Manassas put a peak-time switch on your electric water heater or central AC, and get free water heater repairs or replacement (parts and labor) and a free first-call AC diagnostic.
Amounts
How much you get
No cash payment. While enrolled, the city replaces a malfunctioning water heater or repairs its electrical parts (elements, thermostats, reset buttons, fuses or breakers) for free, parts and labor included; leaking tanks aren't covered. A broken enrolled air conditioner gets a free first-call diagnostic visit.
Eligibility
Do I qualify?
You need to meet all 2 of these.
City of Manassas electric customer.
An electric water heater and/or central air conditioner that can take a load management switch.
Equipment
What equipment counts
Applying
How to apply
You apply by phone.
- Call Air-Right Energy Design, Inc. at 703-530-0166 to book the switch installation.
Installation usually takes less than an hour.
- Call 703-257-8353 (24/7) when an enrolled water heater or AC needs service.
Stacking
Use it with
Your address
Next steps
Check that it covers your address. Then, if you want, ask for a contractor quote.
Is it available at your address?
Before anything else
Your quote request is in If a contractor we work with serves your ZIP, they can contact you. We take one request per person; contact us to change it.
Get an email if this program changes
We'll write if its amount, status or deadline changes. Nothing else.
FAQ
Questions
How much does Load Management Program (City of Manassas Utilities) pay?
Work done at no cost. No cash payment. While enrolled, the city replaces a malfunctioning water heater or repairs its electrical parts (elements, thermostats, reset buttons, fuses or breakers) for free, parts and labor included; leaking tanks aren't covered. A broken enrolled air conditioner gets a free first-call diagnostic visit.
Do I need to be a City of Manassas Utilities customer?
Yes. It’s only for homes in City of Manassas Utilities customers, Virginia. See Do I qualify for the details.
Is it still available?
Yes. It was open when we last checked, on October 20, 2026.
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