reddy
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I'll add to the chorus here. I have a 4 in my home, and 1 in my daughters condo in Austin. Austin Electric gives us a credit for participating in their 'Rush Hour' program. Essentially it cools the condo down an extra 2 - 3 degrees an hour before an anticipated energy spike. It then is able to turn down our AC for a couple hours. Essentially they manage their energy peaks via all the Nest users. It's smart since they avoid paying huge fees to purchase electricity on the expensive 'spot' market, and they share the savings with Nest users.
There has been more than 1 time we went outof town and only in retrospect did we realize we didn't set the AC down. With the Nest iPhone or iPad app I can control the 4 thermostats at once.
Having previously used Honeywell programmable thermostats, the Nest was much easier to install (even with a dual fuel heat pump) and far easier to program. I'd give it my top recommendation.
There has been more than 1 time we went outof town and only in retrospect did we realize we didn't set the AC down. With the Nest iPhone or iPad app I can control the 4 thermostats at once.
Having previously used Honeywell programmable thermostats, the Nest was much easier to install (even with a dual fuel heat pump) and far easier to program. I'd give it my top recommendation.