As more consumers adopt devices that shift their #energy usage, the risk of default settings causing load synchronization (e.g. all thermostats turn heating on at 6am in the winter) grows.
As states and local communities push to electrify heating systems in buildings, the use of smart thermostats could inadvertently strain power grids in the morning before solar energy is available,
If hundreds of homes have their smart thermostat set to turn on at 6 a.m., the electric grids see a peak at 6:05 a.m., which is about an hour before daylight during New York state winters.
ITHACA, N.Y. — Smart thermostat users probably love the savings they see in their monthly energy bills, but a new study finds many people may be falling into a “trap” that''s actually
Set by default to turn on before dawn, smart thermostats unintentionally work in concert with other thermostats throughout neighborhoods and regions to prompt inadvertent, widespread
People were doing setbacks and other programming on "dumb" thermostats long before internet-enabled stats were a thing. Utilities will latch onto anything to deflect blame for their poor demand
Smart thermostats may inadvertently be putting extra strain on electricity grids, according to researchers at New York''s Cornell University.
Smart thermostats may be falling into a dumb trap. While these devices save homeowners money, Cornell engineers found they may be prompting unintentional energy spikes on the grid.
I''m saying that even if the power were there, these smart thermostats would still strain the grid by turning on all at exactly the same time. Power coming from renewables can exacerbate the problem, thus
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