Save money and energy with Harrison REMC’s new Connect to Save program

Nearly every home appliance now has a smart Wi-Fi-enabled counterpart. While smart trash cans and refrigerators have varying degrees of usefulness, one feature of your home — your thermostat can save you money by becoming smarter.

The lion’s share of the energy used in your home likely comes from a handful of appliances, chief among them being your heating, ventilation and air conditioning, or HVAC, system. When temperatures outside reach their highest and lowest, your HVAC system requires more energy to maintain a stable indoor temperature. This can lead to an energy rush hour called “peak demand,” which on occasion could require your cooperative to purchase more power than anticipated, and potentially cause an increase in rates on your power bill — and no one wants that.

Connect to Save, an innovative new program from Harrison REMC, has you covered! By enrolling in Connect to Save, members give the cooperative limited access to remotely adjust certain smart devices, like smart thermostats when demand for power is expected to hit a peak.

How does Connect to Save work?

Participating members will receive a notification in advance of an adjustment. Then, using a Wi-Fi connection, the cooperative will slightly adjust the temperature on your thermostat. The temperature will never change by more than 4 degrees and never for longer than four hours.

However, participating members retain control of their devices. You can always adjust the thermostat yourself, and Harrison REMC won’t adjust it again until the next event.

The best part: Participating members will receive $75 per enrolled device!*

To learn more and to apply for Connect to Save, visit harrisonremc.com.

*Terms and conditions apply.