-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA512 ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐ Original Message ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐ On Sunday, June 20th, 2021 at 1:39 PM, jim bell <jdb10987@yahoo.com> wrote:

Gizmodo: Texas Power Companies Are Remotely Raising Temperatures on Residents' Smart Thermostats. https://gizmodo.com/texas-power-companies-are-remotely-raising-temperatures-...

always read the fine print! these people didn't know they were "opted-in" to this program as a savings measure. i had to opt out of this in Arizona; here you will see a message from APS: "Savings Event Scheduled" 'A Savings Event is scheduled for XX/XX/XX at 00:00 YY. During this time, your thermostats will be optimized by your utility provider.' ... the range of adjustment is +/- 4 degrees F. read the fine print! :) best regards, -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- iNUEAREKAH0WIQRBwSuMMH1+IZiqV4FlqEfnwrk4DAUCYOYQE18UgAAAAAAuAChp c3N1ZXItZnByQG5vdGF0aW9ucy5vcGVucGdwLmZpZnRoaG9yc2VtYW4ubmV0NDFD MTJCOEMzMDdEN0UyMTk4QUE1NzgxNjVBODQ3RTdDMkI5MzgwQwAKCRBlqEfnwrk4 DBl+AP9UAJvCh6gHtlqTV57WjVFrdtmvbfcDrUYfIitFQ0Q8EgEAwQEx2+CYAwSq 9jWrQopmyYHzBcS7IMAXDaojTdGc8eM= =+qe3 -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----