AC on or off during day?

[nosmo_king]

Originally Posted by wheelsup

You'd control the thermostat with a web enabled one. You don't need Progress Energy for that, they are off the shelf right now. Currently you have to login to a web site to do so on your smart phone, then adjust the temp. An iPhone app would just seamlessly integrate the two.

Good point - I was thinking of the infrastructure once the Smart Grid is rolled out where the electric meter will be able to talk to the gas meter, water meter and devices inside the house such as thermostat, water heater, pool pump, dishwasher, etc, etc.

[emilybh]

Originally Posted by nosmo_king

Good point - I was thinking of the infrastructure once the Smart Grid is rolled out where the electric meter will be able to talk to the gas meter, water meter and devices inside the house such as thermostat, water heater, pool pump, dishwasher, etc, etc.

Of course the whole objective of the Smart Grid is for the Government/Corporations to be able to remotely control the amount of energy you are using. If they think you have your fridge and or A/C set too low they'll decrease the amount of energy you use and increase your discomfort---because after all , they know better.

[nosmo_king]

Originally Posted by emilybh

Of course the whole objective of the Smart Grid is for the Government/Corporations to be able to remotely control the amount of energy you are using. If they think you have your fridge and or A/C set too low they'll decrease the amount of energy you use and increase your discomfort---because after all , they know better.

I don't think the current version of the ZigBee spec includes the ability to query a device to determine the current setting, like on a thermostat. It can only send a temperature offset or absolute value.