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_-Unbeliever-_ t1_iya34n6 wrote

Reply to comment by MavDrake in For those of you with RI energy... get your nest while it's on sale. by MavDrake

1, The Nest has a microphone, and a CCTV that constantly monitors the home.

2, The nest can be overridden by a remote source. RIEnergy could lower your heating or cooling setpoints at any time.

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dramaticlobsters t1_iyaclqm wrote

1.The nest thermostat does not have those, the nest doorbell does.

2.Just like any other electronic device, you have to give outside sources permission to do this. The only stories you can find about this involve people agreeing to energy saving programs that they didn't actually read up on.

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Front_Recognition_8 t1_iyar5dk wrote

Is that what happened in tx during the heat wave? I heard they set the thermostat for the ac to 85 to save power.

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dramaticlobsters t1_iyardck wrote

Yes, you can read the article, they were opted into an energy saving program and weren't aware that was part of it.

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