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Re:US Electricity Markets Aren't Designed to Handle 100% Cle... by HeWhoLurksLate on Tuesday July 02, 2019 @12:37PM (#20336781)
So then could I hook up a load to a Nest and have a regular, dumb thermostat control my house and get those credits without actually doing anything? That doesn't seem too hard to pull off.
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Re:US Electricity Markets Aren't Designed to Handle 100% Cle... by grimjack00 on Tuesday July 02, 2019 @12:43PM (#20336855)
Until the utility upgrades to the next version of demand response software, which notices that you were sent a control message, but your consumption didn't change, so you're no longer eligible for the credit.
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