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'Woke up sweating': Texas power companies remotely raise temperatures on people using their smart thermostats

Power companies in Texas are remotely raising temperatures inside of some customers' homes amid the state's ongoing energy shortage.

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Hasnain says:

This is not cool.

“The thermostat, operated by the company EnergyHub, appears to have been enrolled in a program known as “Smart Savers Texas,” KHOU 11 notes. The program, which many customers are enrolled in unknowingly, allows power companies to remotely adjust thermostats when energy demands are high.”

Posted on 2021-06-18T23:39:35+0000