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Various Utility Companies are Offering Current Account Holders in Select States: Google Nest Thermostats and Nest Learning Thermostats on sale below. Shipping costs may vary depending on location and provider.

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Various Utility Companies [smartthermostatdeals.com] for the holidays are offering Google Devices to current Account Holders in Select States for as low as Free (terms and conditions vary). Shipping costs may vary depending on location and provider.


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Over 70 energy providers nationwide are celebrating the holidays with up to $175 off of a Google Nest thermostat instantly - pay as little as $0 outside of shipping & taxes.

All energy providers have a "no strings attached" option that varies from $80 - $248 off instantly and doesn't require any commitment and some offer additional discounts for participating in voluntary energy saving programs that you can opt out of at any time while still keeping your thermostat if not satisfied.

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Last Edited by timbertop November 23, 2021 at 04:47 PM
For PG&E rate payers:
Rebate has increase to up to $120 towards the actual cost You agree to switch to the time of day usage plan for 12 months however the PG&E has a 12 month bill gurantee so that your bill will not be more than for your actual usage had it been billed at your old rate. This is per a PG&E csr today.

Go to PG-E Market place to view eligible smart t-sat models and apply for your rebate online. You may apply as soon as you have downloaded your invoice.

FYI, PG&E does not remotely control smart thermostats.

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It is so awesome to give control of your thermostat over to the utility companies.

Read the fine print. All legal doublespeak.

This is from one in my state's utilities linked in the post.

"By participating in the Company's energy efficiency and peak demand reduction programs, customers agree their electric utility will maintain ownership of all Capacity Rights from electric savings measures, which refers to the demand reduction associated with any energy efficiency or peak demand reduction measures for which incentives were provided by the Company"


During periods of high demand or as they say there "peak demand reduction programs" they will raise or lower your thermostat and you have no control over it. Enjoy.

No thanks.
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Technically no, but there have been a lot of reports of people having issues without one. If you don't hook a c wire then it attempts to suck power off of one of the other wires. This has led to rapid cycling (think on/off every few second) of systems that can lead to damage, never mind how annoying and useless that would be.

If you don't have a c wire and don't want to run new wire, they sell an official Nest $25 wiring kit that you install in your air handler. I recommend getting one if you don't have a c wire.

Also, check the wires that are coming out of your wall behind the thermostat. I found in my old home the c wire was there but never connected to the board in the air handler. It all just depends on if you have an extra unused wire already run. In my new home I have only 4 wires and they are all in use, so when I replace the dumb thermostat with a Nest I will need the c wire kit.

https://store.google.com/product/...r?hl=en-US

You can buy this at Best Buy or Amazon or a number of places. Also be sure you have a c wire connection on your air handler board. You probably do but look for a low voltage screw terminal Marked "C"
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That's actually not the section that talks about the power company controlling your thermostat. The snippet you quoted actually says "if you're allowing us control over your thermostat, we don't have to pay you back for the energy saved."

There's a concept where a homeowner with their own energy source, eg solar, can get credited for either feeding electricity back into the grid, or at least for helping the power company meet their required capacity by reducing that home's draw from the grid.

The legalese you quoted says that any power saved because of a thermostat-related demand reduction program will not result in a credit to the homeowner.

That's it. The part that actually signs the user up for such a program, if that part exists, is not here.
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technofox
11-28-2021 at 06:09 AM.
11-28-2021 at 06:09 AM.
I just got mine and installed it today. Works great so far. Thanks OP!
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11-29-2021 at 05:58 PM.
11-29-2021 at 05:58 PM.
Quote from preferredmike :
It is so awesome to give control of your thermostat over to the utility companies.

Read the fine print. All legal doublespeak.

This is from one in my state's utilities linked in the post.

"By participating in the Company's energy efficiency and peak demand reduction programs, customers agree their electric utility will maintain ownership of all Capacity Rights from electric savings measures, which refers to the demand reduction associated with any energy efficiency or peak demand reduction measures for which incentives were provided by the Company"


During periods of high demand or as they say there "peak demand reduction programs" they will raise or lower your thermostat and you have no control over it. Enjoy.

No thanks.
how would they access the thermostat? Does google give them a backdoor? I had a semi-smart one about 10 years ago when I rented a house. The electric company installed it - and the "smart" was a login to their website where you'd adjust and control it. So it went to their servers.

Not sure how they are able to control these - unless i'm missing something?
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11-29-2021 at 06:00 PM.
11-29-2021 at 06:00 PM.
Quote from technofox :
I just got mine and installed it today. Works great so far. Thanks OP!
are there any indications of it being from your utility? wondering if these are good stocking stuffer type gifts for family.
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12-08-2021 at 05:57 AM.
12-08-2021 at 05:57 AM.
Takes forever. It's been a month and order still shows processing
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12-08-2021 at 03:39 PM.
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Price went up in MA
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12-24-2021 at 09:25 AM.
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does anyone know how long you have to wait until you can apply for this rebate again for pseg nj?
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12-24-2021 at 10:00 AM.
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Ask any good HVAC guy and they will tell you these NEST thermostats are utter crap and have been responsible for causing certain furnace / AC components to short out / break. There is lots of stories about this on HVAC contractors forums

Plus you are giving your data to google / your utility company to use and sell. The brains of the thermostat is in the cloud, not within your unit

Use at your own risk.. There are better smart thermostat options from other brands
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12-24-2021 at 11:23 AM.
12-24-2021 at 11:23 AM.
Quote from unclebisbest :
Ask any good HVAC guy and they will tell you these NEST thermostats are utter crap and have been responsible for causing certain furnace / AC components to short out / break. There is lots of stories about this on HVAC contractors forums

Plus you are giving your data to google / your utility company to use and sell. The brains of the thermostat is in the cloud, not within your unit

Use at your own risk.. There are better smart thermostat options from other brands

How many Hvac guys do you know? My nest thermostat has saved my ass a couple times.

-It also notified me that my furnace shut off before it reached temp. The furnace shut off early because air filter was clogged and hot air was trapped in the furnace triggering a safety shut off

-it let me know that my ac was taking way longer to cool than calculated. Turns out my compressor fan was seized and was starving for oil.

Simple stupid fixes such as an air filter but could've caused a lot more issues if I had neglected to check
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Quote from 1jzgte :
How many Hvac guys do you know? My nest thermostat has saved my ass a couple times.

-It also notified me that my furnace shut off before it reached temp. The furnace shut off early because air filter was clogged and hot air was trapped in the furnace triggering a safety shut off

-it let me know that my ac was taking way longer to cool than calculated. Turns out my compressor fan was seized and was starving for oil.

Simple stupid fixes such as an air filter but could've caused a lot more issues if I had neglected to check
Well good for you.

But my statement is still valid. Most HVAC guys will tell you NEST thermostats are crap and some have been known to cause expensive issues. Go read some HVAC Contractor forums. Or not, I don't care. I am just sharing for those interested
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12-26-2021 at 03:41 AM.
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And just in case anyone thinks that they wouldn't actually do that, people have reported it happening in Texas.

How is this even possible? They cant control unless you give them permission if im not wrong.
I got one from pge 3 years ago.. only thing they asked is to give them feedback which i never did. Also after 1 year i moved to different state and now i have PECO.
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Can you resell these?
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You pay tax on the full price
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Quote from unclebisbest :
Well good for you.

But my statement is still valid. Most HVAC guys will tell you NEST thermostats are crap and some have been known to cause expensive issues. Go read some HVAC Contractor forums. Or not, I don't care. I am just sharing for those interested

So you do care......
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i would suggest to just go through national grids marketplace, contact their support and tell them its not working for you

Took 2 seconds to call NG and withdraw. Literally, no more than 2 minutes
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Can you resell these?

You can resell anything you want to sell. You needed to ask permission?
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