Smart Thermostat Features and Benefits

Change is good! We appreciate and even demand change. Change is good as long as the change is happening to someone else. Secretly, we hate and avoid changing ourselves. For this reason, a suggestion to change your thermostat to a Smart thermostat might not be well-received. However, there are some great benefits to installing this technology to assist with keeping the home comfortable and the HVAC system functioning efficiently.

Smart thermostats are readily available from hardware and home-improvement stores, but they are often available from your local electric utility company. As a bonus, they often install the thermostat at no cost. Why? Local electric utility companies understand Smart thermostats benefit their business model by reducing energy consumption. Reducing energy consumption avoids the highest energy generation—peak generation. This fact should encourage the potential reduction of energy consumption in your home. What are the further benefits?

Greater Comfort

Most homeowners set a heating or cooling temperature setting and do not often change the setting, even when customized changes could significantly increase family comfort.

• Many people prefer to sleep in a cool room year-round but do not relish waking up in a cold room. A Smart thermostat is programmable; the overnight temperature can be scheduled lower with a 30-minute warming buffer each morning, anticipating the clock alarm.
• This buffer can be used for any temperature change to welcome family members home.

Greater Efficiency

Temperature changes result in a reduction in energy consumption by reducing the call for hot or cold air. The family schedule is rather stable, allowing a scheduling of temperature changes in relation to the family schedule.

• As mentioned above, evenings allow lengthy reductions in heating and cooling requirements.
• The weekly schedule often leaves a home empty during the day while family members are at work or school. This is another good opportunity to reduce energy consumption.
• If the HVAC system setting can be reduced by 8 degrees for at least 8 hours, energy consumption can be reduced by about 10%.¹
• If every home reduces energy consumption for heating and cooling by 10%, reliance on the most expensive energy—peak energy generation—will be reduced.

Mobile Access

If something changes and a family member returns home early, the temperature can be changed instantly with an app on a cell phone. If a power outage interrupts the HVAC system function or a problem with the system arrives while everyone is away, the app will give a notification instantly. In addition:

• Maintenance tasks can be prompted, both air filter changes and annual maintenance calls.
• The app also monitors energy use. If a sudden rise in energy consumption happens, it is often the result of a problem arising in the HVAC system. This notification would give time to schedule a repair visit from a technician.
• A Smart thermostat will record temperature changes and recommend efficient temperature changes for the future, although a person must schedule the changes.

The level of comfort and control increases with a Smart thermostat. The reduction in energy consumption is realized by both the family and the local utility company. Perhaps this is a worthwhile change to consider.

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¹ https://www.consumerreports.org/appliances/thermostats/are-smart-thermostats-worth-it-a7822875275/#:~:text=There%20is%20good%20evidence%20that,percent%20on%20their%20utility%20bills