Question: is it better to keep the thermostat set at one temperate all the time (say 74 degrees) vice keeping it warmer during the day when no one is home (say 78 degrees) and cooler in the evening/when people are home? Which saves more money?
I don't really see that much of a difference myself, but I also don't have a huge electric bill. It stays under $200 a month.I have a programmable thermostat and used to do the 78 during the day and 73 nights and weekends. One day I reset it to 74 all the time and let it go and it made virtually no difference at all.
I don't really see that much of a difference myself, but I also don't have a huge electric bill. It stays under $200 a month.
I don't really see that much of a difference myself, but I also don't have a huge electric bill. It stays under $200 a month.
It depends on when they read the meter.
When they get it automated it will probably always be the same.
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I don't really see that much of a difference myself, but I also don't have a huge electric bill. It stays under $200 a month.
Is it normal for smeco to charge for 33 days of usage?
How will they get access to your house if you're not home or don't open the door?I've ignored SMECOs nudges for me to sign on with their Cool Sentry program for the past couple years... Well, now they've sent a post card saying "we'll be in the area and will be setting you up for this unless we get written notice not to do so by such and such date"....
Should I mail in the written notice to decline or should I just give in and give them full control of my energy usage...![]()
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They only have to come in the house if I want their thermostat. They can put the restrictor on by my central air units without me being home. They get "permission" to do so by me not notifying them in writing that I don't want them to do so.How will they get access to your house if you're not home or don't open the door?
SMECO has never sent me anything to decline the program. Just stuff to sign up for it if I wanted it. Answer: No. I'll keep control of my thermostats. And my electric bill is just fine below $190 a month.I've ignored SMECOs nudges for me to sign on with their Cool Sentry program for the past couple years... Well, now they've sent a post card saying "we'll be in the area and will be setting you up for this unless we get written notice not to do so by such and such date"....
Should I mail in the written notice to decline or should I just give in and give them full control of my energy usage...![]()
They only have to come in the house if I want their thermostat.
I've ignored SMECOs nudges for me to sign on with their Cool Sentry program for the past couple years... Well, now they've sent a post card saying "we'll be in the area and will be setting you up for this unless we get written notice not to do so by such and such date"....
Should I mail in the written notice to decline or should I just give in and give them full control of my energy usage...![]()
I have the CS system that was standard with the house. We have our own programmable thermostats that we intend to switch out, just haven't gotten around to it. I hate the CS system, and their thermostats are crap!They only have to come in the house if I want their thermostat. They can put the restrictor on by my central air units without me being home. They get "permission" to do so by me not notifying them in writing that I don't want them to do so.
Do you have their Cool Sentry restrictor?
And where would they make the change? On the meter? And how would they do that without killing power to the entire house? They can't put something on my outside units without my permission.They only have to come in the house if I want their thermostat.