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Re:Shocked to find smart thermostats raised remotely by “Sma... by occamrazor on Saturday June 19, 2021 @04:36AM (#27558889)
The participants also use less energy when costs are high and save on their bill, don’t they?
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Re:Shocked to find smart thermostats raised remotely by “Sma... by Scoundreller on Saturday June 19, 2021 @11:49AM (#27561525)
Maybe not. Texas hasn’t 100% caught on with time of day billing.

Here’s Austin’s utility: https://austinenergy.com/ae/rates/residential-rates/resident...

And even for customers that have time of day billing, peak times are correlated with high-cost energy production (peaking plants), but not necessarily grid instability events.

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