Jimmy Higgins
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So Texas stripped its energy grid from the national grids in order to have more freedom.
You might see where this is going.
Deregulation has saved you on rates and because we can no longer provide you with the comfort you'd like, you are also saving some cash there too. You're welcome.
You might see where this is going.
So, the companies are forcing people to raise their thermostats. The irony of going from rule of the Government to rule of the Corporation.article said:Texas power companies heated up some customers' homes last week by remotely controlling their smart thermostats, KHOU 11 reported Thursday.
One resident in the state, which is facing a heat wave that is straining its power grid, told KHOU 11 his family had awoken from a nap sweating and shocked their home had gotten as hot as 78 degrees Fahrenheit.
It turns out they had enrolled their thermostats in an energy-conservation promotion called Smart Savers Texas, run by a company called EnergyHub, in partnership with power companies. The program gives EnergyHub permission to adjust participants' smart thermostats remotely during times of peak energy demand, in exchange for entry into a sweepstakes.
"During a demand-response event, Smart Savers Texas increases the temperature on participating thermostats by up to 4 degrees to reduce energy consumption and relieve stress on the grid," Erika Diamond, EnergyHub's vice president of customer solutions, told Insider, adding that "the ability to reduce energy consumption is critical to managing the grid, in Texas and nationwide."
Deregulation has saved you on rates and because we can no longer provide you with the comfort you'd like, you are also saving some cash there too. You're welcome.