Thermostat
Smart Thermostat Demand Response Program
A smart thermostat is a Wi-Fi enabled device that can automatically adjust heating and cooling temperature settings in your home for optimal performance. For the average household, almost half the annual energy bill goes to heating and cooling!
Members with a smart thermostat can take charge of their energy by participating in the smart thermostat program. Even when energy spikes on certain days of the year, your bill doesn’t have to.
By enrolling in BARC’s Smart Thermostat Program, members will receive a $25 billing credit at the end of their first year or participation.
Participants help BARC manage higher energy demand by allowing specific, short-term adjustments to your HVAC system via your wi-fi thermostat. In most cases, you won’t notice adjustments to your home’s HVAC system, or your comfort. And you’ll always have ultimate control.
How Does it Work?
The Smart Thermostat program is free to join and completely voluntary.
- 1. SIGN UP: Sync your smart thermostat with the program. This allows BARC to adjust your thermostat remotely only on the peak days when the energy grid is strained.
- 2. GET APPROVED: You’ll be notified by email confirming you’re enrolled in the program.
- 3. SIT BACK AND SAVE: On peak days, you’ll be notified when BARC plans to adjust your thermostat a few degrees. Your thermostat will automatically change back to your regular settings when the peak passes.
- 4. RE-ADJUST WHENEVER YOU LIKE: Want to tweak the thermostat during a peak event? No problem. Members may override any planned adjustment.
- 5. GET SAVINGS: At the end of your first summer participating in the program, you’ll receive a $25 billing credit.
Our Thermostats work with the following hardware providers. Click on your brand to get started with the registration process.
FAQ:
When will the thermostat adjustments occur?
Events will occur during days and times when the energy grid is strained, typically in the summer in the afternoon and early evening or in the winter in the early morning and evening.
I have more than one thermostat.
Sounds great, you’ll be able to enroll both thermostats in the program, but only one thank-you incentive of $25 will be paid at the end of the first summer of participation.