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The winter is the coldest season, and it can be harsh dealing with the freezing temperature. Equipping your house with heating appliances like furnaces, boilers, fireplaces, humidifiers, and air cleaners helps you keep warm. Thermostats help to regulate your indoor temperature and maintain it at the desired level. Investing in a modern programmable thermostat can help you stay warm during the wint...
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With the holidays well underway and our days full of holiday decorating, parties and shopping, who has the time to worry about saving energy? For those with electric-powered furnaces and water heaters, winter energy usage could still require a little mindfulness. The holidays are well underway, and saving energy is likely the last thing on your mind. After all, with decorating, parties and shoppin...
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As temperatures remain especially cold, you might be asking yourself, “What temperature should I set my thermostat to in winter?” Whether you’re getting the setting right for a dinner party or simply making sure everyone at home is cozy, most of us look to balance being comfortable and maintaining an environmentally-friendly, sustainable household. While comfort is all about personal taste, ...
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We live in the era of the smart home, and one of the most useful smart home devices of them all is the smart thermostat. That’s because heating and cooling account for more than half of the energy use in the average U.S. home. It makes sense to think carefully about how to make your air conditioner and furnace more efficient, and the smart thermostat’s primary benefit is to make it easier than eve...
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systems, but can lead to energy waste when not operated as designed by the manufacturers. We utilized Amazon Mechanical Turk, an online crowdsourcing service, to investigate thermostat settings andbehavior in households. We posted a survey and paid respondents to upload pictures of their thermostatsto verify self-reported data. About 40% of programmable thermostat owners did not use programming fe...
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While Americans continue to take precautions to manage the spread of COVID-19, many people will be spending even more time at home as the months get colder. As a result, households may be seeing higher energy bills from keeping heat, lights, and computers on as the temperature drops—and as work continues to shift from the office to the home. The extra costs will be especially challenging for peopl...
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The winter season in Scottsdale, AZ is one of the mildest in the continental U.S., and in general we don’t need to spend an exorbitant amount of money to keep our homes warm through to the spring. However, homeowners often spend more than they should on heating because of simple errors regarding when and how to operate a heating system. People in colder parts of the country have more experience wi...
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Energy technology has changed rapidly over the past few years, whether at your home or at your local electric utility. Much of this innovation has been focused on adding technology that allows different parts of the network to communicate with others, and one of the most popular of these “smart” technologies is the smart thermostat. These new devices, available from companies like Honeywell, saswe...
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If you're looking to upgrade your home with smart devices, it's worth considering a smart thermostat in the winter months, when high heating bills and air quality become a concern. And with new products frequently hitting the market, there are plenty of devices to choose from: In September 2021, for instance, Amazon announced a slew of new smart home devices, one of which is the Amazon Smart Therm...
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