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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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12-27-2021 at 07:13 AM.
12-27-2021 at 07:13 AM.
NJ PSE&G shows the learning one to be $149 after rebate and not $79. Am I doing something wrong?
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12-27-2021 at 12:56 PM.
12-27-2021 at 12:56 PM.
Quote from jprk1024 :
NJ PSE&G shows the learning one to be $149 after rebate and not $79. Am I doing something wrong?

Might be an incorrect link. Just Google "PSEG Marketplace" and then find it on there and it'll be $79
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12-27-2021 at 02:57 PM.
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You can't beat free. Google Nest in charcoal for me.
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12-27-2021 at 02:59 PM.
12-27-2021 at 02:59 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.

You're completely missing the other side of the coin, friend. You can flip these for profit on FB Marketplace, Craigslist, etc…
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12-28-2021 at 06:20 AM.
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You're completely missing the other side of the coin, friend. You can flip these for profit on FB Marketplace, Craigslist, etc…
True, I never think of that side of things.
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