Smart Thermostat

A Cool Deal on a Smart Thermostat!

 

Blue Ridge Electric’s Smart Thermostat Program offers members the opportunity to purchase an Ecobee 3 or Ecobee 4 smart thermostat at a discounted rate. As a participant, the member will allow the cooperative to control the thermostat during peak periods.

Smart Thermostat

 

 

 

Receive a discount on a smart thermostat…

     Ecobee 3: $85 Retail Price: $169

     Ecobee 4: $145 (w/Alexa) Retail Price: $249

Installation fees: $50 for 1 thermostat; $75 for 2

… and help your co-op with power costs.

 

* Member reimbursed after 36 months

 

 

How do I participate?

 

You must be a member of Blue Ridge Electric.

You must have an internet-connect Wi-Fi enabled router in the home.

You cannot have a load control device on your air conditioner.

You must complete and sign participation agreement.

How will thermostat be controlled and how often?

 

The thermostat will be controlled approximately five or six times per month and adjusted remotely based on system-wide peak periods. The events will be four hours total, which includes one hour pre-cool/pre-heat period and three hours of peak saving adjustments.

Control will follow this pattern:

Pre-cooling/pre-heating ... +/- 2 degrees
First hour ............................ +/- 2 degrees
Second hour ....................... +/- 3 degrees
Third hour .......................... +/- 4 degrees

 

 

 

Controlling the Thermostat

What does a typical control cycle look like? Below are examples for both winter and summer seasons.

Summer Example

If you normally have your thermostat set to 75°, a typical control event
beginning at 3 p.m. would look like this:

3:00-4:00 p.m. — Thermostat adjusted to 73°
4:00-5:00 p.m. — Thermostat adjusted to 77°
5:00-6:00 p.m. — Thermostat adjusted to 78°
6:00-7:00 p.m. — Thermostat adjusted to 79°
After 7:00 p.m. — Thermostat returns to 75°, control relinquished

 

Winter Example

If you normally have your thermostat set to 67°, a typical control event
beginning at 6 a.m. would look like this:

6:00-7:00 a.m. — Thermostat adjusted to 69°
7:00-8:00 a.m. — Thermostat adjusted to 65°
8:00-9:00 a.m. — Thermostat adjusted to 64°
9:00-10:00 a.m. — Thermostat adjusted to 63°
After 10:00 a.m. — Thermostat returns to 67°, control relinquished

 

* After 36 months, if the member opts out of load control less than 40% of the time, the co-op will rebate the amount of the thermostat back to the member.  

For additional information or questions, please call 800-240-3400 and speak with an energy expert.