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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsPeople in Colorado signed up for the smart thermostats.
They signed the contract and got the money. Now they are pissed because the utility is controlling their thermostat.
Wait am I missing anything here.
CentralMass
(15,265 posts)It is one thing to have a smart thermostat and use it to reduce energy use and save money voluntarily and another having your utility take control over it.
jimfields33
(16,098 posts)Ignorance shouldnt be allowed as excuse.
CentralMass
(15,265 posts)Personally I would never get into a contract like that. I have a very small energy footprint out here in Oregon snyway . I didn't use AC once thus summer (I didn't need too). I also use my electric heat very little in the winter and have LED light bulbs.
I signed up for a program where if you voluntarily cut your electrical usage during peak demand times ( heat waves or coold snaps) you get a discount. I really don't have much left to cut so I would get emails that I didn't get any savings. This last bill I got a 6 cents rebate and that was probably because I was away on vacation for two weeks
jimfields33
(16,098 posts)is very old fashioned concept.
lostnfound
(16,198 posts)Is also an old-fashioned concept.
jimfields33
(16,098 posts)patricia92243
(12,607 posts)Somebody else controlling my air/heat is not happening no matter what the price.
hatrack
(59,602 posts)Autumn
(45,120 posts)override the controls but this time Excel didn't allow them to.
Mariana
(14,863 posts)Do you really think that's excessively high? Especially since the people who are squawking chose to allow this.
NickB79
(19,297 posts)A few hours at 80F, or potentially hundreds of thousands without power for days from a collapsed power grid. Those were the choices present.
Autumn
(45,120 posts)Last edited Mon Sep 5, 2022, 09:27 AM - Edit history (1)
Perhaps they should take some of that money they make and put it back into the grid to avoid those collapses.
https://www.cbsnews.com/colorado/video/xcel-energy-asks-for-yet-another-rate-increase/#x
LeftInTX
(25,762 posts)In Texas, the AC thermostats are their coolest in the morning and warmest during the afternoon. (less energy used during peak hours)
It isn't the most comfortable, but it conserves more energy. I don't have a smart thermostat, but I read complaints.