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They’re called Cool Customer and Cool Keeper but utility programs that reach into your home and turn down your central air sound more like Big Brother. Still, the practice can benefit both you and your neighbors by keeping the power on during times of peak usage. In exchange for a little discomfort, the utilities promise the “cycle events” won’t happen often, won’t last long, and won’t raise your home’s temperature more than a few degrees. Here’s how it works. A utility offers homeowners a free indoor programmable thermostat or outdoor digital cycling unit (DCU) that “talks to” the utility via radio signals. When the weather heats up, the utility cycles the air conditioner’s compressor on and off to decrease demand on the electrical grid. (Typically, the fan continues to circulate air.) Temperatures inside the home may rise one to three degrees, which doesn’t sound like a lot, but when spread across thousands of homes, it can greatly reduce strain on the system. Plus you save money and the lights stay on. The programs work slightly differently depending on your utility and climate. Here are a few examples. California’s Pacific Gas and Electric’s SmartAC program offers homeowners a DCU or... Source

While the Nest is certainly an innovative piece of technology, it's not the only company looking to change the thermostat. Honeywell's Prestige HD thermostat ($326) features a full color touchscreen, much like an iPhone, making it easier to program
77000 Honeywell and Cadet Electric Baseboard and Fan heater Thermostats imported by Honeywell International Inc. Honeywell has recalled these thermostats because they can overheat, melt and smoke. This poses a burn hazard to the consumer.
But Honeywell disputed characterization of the company as working against measures to contain mercury pollution. "Honeywell strongly supports legislation that bans the sale of mercury-containing thermostats and mandates mercury thermostat recycling,
Haight pointed to state lobbying records that show Honeywell, which manufactured the majority of the mercury-tainted thermostats, spent $90000 with influential lobbying firm Patricia Lynch Associates for work on bills including the thermostat measure.

More costly than the 3M-50 is the Honeywell Prestige HD thermostat, which can be combined with several add-on components. The Prestige isn't sold to the public; you must buy it from and have it installed by a professional contractor.
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