C Wire -- Why you need one with a communicating thermostat
The first of a multi-part series on: What to do if you don't have a C wire.
The first of a multi-part series on: What to do if you don't have a C wire.
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Canadian homes save energy with communicating thermostats |
Did you know you already have the infrastructure for smart grid services in your home? California's EcoFactor, a new energy management system provider, has developed a SaaS-based solution that operates with a two-way communicating thermostat over a broadband connection.
Proposed revisions to Title 24 is the requirement for what is called a "programmable communicating thermostat" or PCT. Each PCT will be fitted with a "non-removable " FM receiver that will allow the power authorities to increase your air conditioning temperature setpoint or decrease your heater temperature setpoint to any value they chose.
Energy-efficiency company Comverge is getting less picky about whether the hardware it works with is an electric vehicle or an air conditioner. The company today is expected to announce that the latest version of its software can work with the OnStar vehicle communications system and wireless thermostats that
Energy Star-compliant programmable regulator from Hunter Fan for interior temperature control