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Jeff Pearl
RE/MAX Distinctive / LIC in VA - Lovettsville, VA
Full Service Full Time Realtor

Nope, and we wouldn't take one if they were giving them away.

Jun 23, 2021 03:17 PM
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Anna "Banana" Kruchten
HomeSmart Real Estate - Phoenix, AZ
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Not a chance.  Somehow whoever controls energy in TX decided to automatically adjust theromostats (they somehow controlled) to turn the AC up to save energy.   No such thing as Free folks.

Jun 23, 2021 02:25 PM
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Wanda Kubat-Nerdin - Wanda Can!
Red Rock Real Estate (435) 632-9374 - St. George, UT
St. George Utah Area Residential Sales Agent

FREE?! There's always a price to pay...as you just demonstrated in your explanation Caroline.

Jun 23, 2021 02:05 PM
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Buzz Mackintosh
Mackintosh REALTORS - Frederick, MD
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Don't take anything free from the Government, they want total control over you.

Jun 23, 2021 07:32 PM
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Wayne Martin
Wayne M Martin - Chicago, IL
Real Estate Broker - Retired

When living in Florida, FPL replaced electric meters to monitor and decrease power at certain times. Not popular, but they got it done. It never really effected us.

Jun 24, 2021 04:26 AM
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Ryan Huggins - Thousand Oaks, CA
https://HugginsHomes.com - Thousand Oaks, CA
Residential Real Estate and Investment Properties

There are always strings attached.  They had that program for a while with Edison too.  You could install a cutoff switch on your AC so on the super hot days Edison could force you to bake.

Jun 23, 2021 11:22 PM
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Ron and Alexandra Seigel
Napa Consultants - Carpinteria, CA
Luxury Real Estate Branding, Marketing & Strategy

Caroline,

There is nothing for FREE...

Jun 23, 2021 09:31 PM
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John Juarez
The Medford Real Estate Team - Fremont, CA
ePRO, SRES, GRI, PMN

We have heard stories of late of electric companies remotely adjusting thermostats to which they were directly connected.

Jun 23, 2021 08:00 PM
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Bob Crane
Woodland Management Service / Woodland Real Estate, KW Diversified - Stevens Point, WI
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Yes, often installed on something like the water heater since they will not have that much of an effect during the day.

Jun 23, 2021 06:10 PM
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Kathleen Daniels, Probate & Trust Specialist
KD Realty - 408.972.1822 - San Jose, CA
Probate Real Estate Services

I live in California ... and yes, I saw the free program ... and the fine print. I am not at all interested in a free handout.

There truly is no such thing as "free". Someone always pays. 

I am glad you got your mom off the darn program.

 

Jun 24, 2021 07:08 AM
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Don Baker
Lane Realty - Eatonton, GA
Lake Sinclair Specialist

Here it's not done by thermostat, but something they install at the meter.  I just said no.  We do bump our programable thermostat up a notch when we're not home or even when it's super hot outside 71 feels good when it's 80 and 75 feels good when it's 95.

Jun 24, 2021 08:38 AM