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https://savings.austinenergy.com/residential/offerings/cooling-and-heating/pp-thermostat https://savings.austinenergy.com/residential/offerings/cooli... Some smart thermostats have links in their apps that search for local incentivized rebate programs. The mechanism of it is likely integration between the power company and the smart mfgr's cloud, especially to prevent blackouts during peak capacity shortfalls. Edit: I have an ecobee4 (calls it "eco+") but I had a Sensi thermostat on PG&E that called it something else.