Helping to protect communities from power outages

Smart home leader ecobee released a new update to its eco+ Community Energy Savings feature to protect customers from power outages caused by extreme weather. During North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC) Emergency Event Alert (EEA) or equivalent events, customers who are not already enrolled in a utility demand response program will receive an alert on their ecobee Smart Thermostat and ecobee mobile app informing them that their home is at risk of an outage. Customers then receive recommended, automated temperature adjustments to help ensure grid stability. With this update, customers are in control and can opt out of any changes before or even during the event. Those who choose to conserve energy and help protect their communities from disruptive outages will see adjustments of only 1-4 degrees that last no more than four hours. With ecobee’s new update, customers can allow their ecobee Smart Thermostat to reduce demand, creating less strain on the grid and helping to avoid outages in their community. ecobee’s Community Energy Savings feature is one of six eco+ smart features available on ecobee smart thermostats. Together, these features help people use cleaner energy automatically, while saving up to 26% on annual heating and cooling costs. The new update provides customers with an automated solution for additional home energy resiliency and they can choose to participate in their utility's demand response program if they would like to take advantage of these automated adjustments more often and receive a financial incentive from their utility provider.

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