ERCOT is asking Texans to save energy Saturday afternoon and evening to help the state's power grid. It's the third straight day Texas' power grid operator has asked people to conserve energy.
Other replies pretty much covered it, but yeah, I have a Nest thermostat that I enrolled in Evergy’s rush hour program that lets them adjust the thermostat during peak usage times. I can set it back lower if I want, but I then lose out on incentives (credit/discount on my bill). The only times I’ve gotten those rush hour notifications, though, have been on the hottest days where it’s so warm in my apartment that, even when they raise the thermostat, my AC still runs anyway. I’m also on the third floor with a few westward facing windows, so I’m sure the program works better for others.
Other replies pretty much covered it, but yeah, I have a Nest thermostat that I enrolled in Evergy’s rush hour program that lets them adjust the thermostat during peak usage times. I can set it back lower if I want, but I then lose out on incentives (credit/discount on my bill). The only times I’ve gotten those rush hour notifications, though, have been on the hottest days where it’s so warm in my apartment that, even when they raise the thermostat, my AC still runs anyway. I’m also on the third floor with a few westward facing windows, so I’m sure the program works better for others.