Enroll into a program to allow energy companies to modify your set temperature in exchange for a free thermostats or credits and be shocked when the energy comp

Enroll into a program to allow energy companies to modify your set temperature in exchange for a free thermostats or credits and be shocked when the energy company make good on the agreement... It's nothing new and have existed for years in Texas, this man didn't read the fine print and was just happy to get free stuff. This is called demand response programs and existed for years. It's a way to shave the peak instead of building a new power station. You usually get a notification in advance so you can opt out. This is nothing new and existed in the past in some forms. There are also programs to remote control water heaters (to turn them on at night when demand is low) by having special circuitry in the electric box. This will also be implemented more and extended as home EV charging stations pop up.