Don't know about other parts of the country, but where I'm at (low 80s @night, mid 90s @day), that's all false economy. Turning it down while away for a few ho

Don't know about other parts of the country, but where I'm at (low 80s @night, mid 90s @day), that's all false economy. Turning it down while away for a few hours just means a struggle to get the temps back down when I return. And in places where summer is less hateful, best option is to turn it off altogether and open the windows. To a utility company, just shaving a percent or two off consumption is a slam-dunk. Not so much out of eco-friendlyness as fear of having to add more capacity. Personally, I will gladly pay another percent or two on my power bill to not have any more SV awfulness in my house than necessary.