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Old 06-11-2025, 04:40 AM
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Originally Posted by Guinness835 View Post
I got the same email yesterday too. I am new to this, but knew I had signed up for it. The funny thing is since we are gone right now, I have the A/C set to 79. I noticed when SECO took control, they changed the A/C to 75. I emailed them and they said they cool for an hour and then set the temperature higher for 3 hours. They then set the thermostat to 80 for those 3 hours. I’m not sure how this saves energy by cooling my house 4 degrees for an hour and then changing it to only 1 degree above where I had set it for those 3 hours.
It saves them energy for the time period of the brownout but may not save you energy.
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