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The City of Austin actually sent me a check (~$100 I think?) YEARS ago for opting into this when I first installed my Nest thermostat. It’s very transparent/obv
by tpowell 5y ago
The City of Austin actually sent me a check (~$100 I think?) YEARS ago for opting into this when I first installed my Nest thermostat. It’s very transparent/obvious and easy to override when a rush hour activates (usually between 4 and 6 p.m.). It cranks your A/C for a bit before turning the temp up to 78° or so during the “rush hour” as it better distributes the load on the grid. If I was home working I would often turn it down some. I did like knowing when it was more expensive to run A/C, and it’s a no-brainer to let them adjust when you’re away. This article is very disingenuous, at least for how my utility implemented this capability.