No, this is not a variation of the “I’ve got a bridge I can sell you” ploy. This is an offer by Wake Forest Power to install Smart Thermostats in town homes as a way for the customer to save electricity, lower home energy bills and earn load management credits and allow Wake Forest Power to shave its energy bills.
Wake Forest Power will install the Smart Thermostat, a $300 value, at no cost. Through these new internet-connected thermostats, customers can manage their homes’ heating and cooling systems anywhere, anytime either online or by a mobile app.
Once the thermostat is installed, participating customers can program the comfort settings and begin earning monthly load management credits. Then, on the coldest and hottest days of each month, Wake Forest Power will remotely adjust the thermostat by a few degrees, thereby increasing the energy savings while also reducing the peak demand on our electric grid.
A Smart Thermostat is a great fit for any Wake Forest Power residential customer who owns and occupies their home, has an electric heat pump or HVAC system, and has internet access and/or a smart phone.
To learn more, or sign up, visit www.wakeforestnc.gov and search “Smart Thermostat” or contact Electric Meter Supervisor Jeremiah Swann at 919-435-9574.
