Most AC compressors have only two speeds; on or off.
If you hammer the gas from every stop sign, not good for your MPG and increases engine wear.
SUCH A DEAL!
We will adjust your electricity according to your social score. Speak not against Dear Leader.
And how does DTE accomplish this? Were houses forced to install remote switches on their ACs or the AC disconnect? Are theor “Smart devices” spying on them? Hmmm.
You will own nothing.
You will have no control over your life.
And you will be happy.
And if you’re not happy, that’s what euthanasia is for.
EVs will have the same type of control , oops you can’t drive today
Hust wait till they hore people to recycle the copper in your system for you.
Pulsing an HVAC compressor can cause a phenomenon called “flood-back,” which will destroy it.
We hear rumors that PG&E is doing the same thing with their smart meters, which we all have.
I have sleep apnea, and supposedly have a more reliable power service as per our health provider, for my CPap machine.
That may only work at night after 9 pm during our recent heat wave.
The power company Florida Power and Light offered a deal in the early 1980’s where you got a minimal discount for letting the company periodically cut your air conditioning off. It was supposed to last only fifteen minutes. But then we had some power issues that caused FPL to spend extra money to buy power off the grid during a heatwave. So, they just turned the air in my house off. Modern houses are not meant to be without air conditioning. I called and complained and basically was told, tough. I cancelled the next day.
When we had whole-house Air Conditioning installed nearly 30 years ago, we signed up for this program. They installed a separate meter that only runs the A/C and we get a discounted rate per kilowatt hour for the A/C. We have the same compressor, have not had to replace it and we never notice it being cycled off. The blower still runs, keeping the cool air moving.
It’s hard to calculate how much money this has saved us over the years. Should we ever sell the house, we’ll be sure to let the buyer know so they have the option to cancel.
We have an older thermostat, so they have no access to how low we set the temperature.
“Smart meters.” This is coming, if current trends persist. The utilities will control your power supply, and you will have the privilege of turning everything off for a couple hours a day maybe 6-8pm, at the decision of the grid managers, if the windmills are not turning fast enough to charge up all the EVs we have had to buy.
for 20yrs i’ve used AC ~7 times a year
it died last year, gonna try and go wiout this year
Nothing new, utilities here in NJ have had a voluntary program like this since the ‘90s. Easy to bypass as the switching box was on the condenser outside.
When I purchased my home, I had one of those controlled thermostats. I was MISERABLE in the summer - I’d wake up in the middle of the night in a sweat and often could not go back to sleep. I bought a new HVAC and got rid of the thermostat and now sleep comfortably. In the cold. With a fan on.
They want to place a monitor on your electric meter at the time .
Tell them NO and they charge you 10 more a month .
I reply to the Snake FPL customer service person you are a evil
Creature and I will not allow FPL snakes like You to control my power .
They get testy when you call them out .
They know exactly what the real plans are .
And this is what you get from having any kind of “smart” appliance in your home.
I got a transfer off of an IOT project (Internet Of Things) during my IBM career just because I didn’t want to have anything to do with software development of these intrusive applications.
And what about those annoying stop-start features that you can’t permanently defeat? They can’t be good for the engine or starter.
There is nothing wrong with your AC. Do not attempt to adjust the temperature.