As utility costs rise, can ‘background’ smart thermostats offer relief?

April 20, 2026 at 7:30 AM
Jeff St. John
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For decades, utilities have used smart thermostats to reduce strain on the grid when electricity consumption is super-high. Paying customers to let utilities turn down air conditioning on hot summer afternoons or electric heating on cold winter mornings is called demand response , and it’s delivering gigawatts of…

For decades, utilities have used smart thermostats to reduce strain on the grid when electricity consumption is super-high. Paying customers to let utilities turn down air conditioning on hot summer afternoons or electric heating on cold winter mornings is called demand response , and it’s delivering gigawatts of…

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