Just signed up for it and they installed my new thermostat yesterday. Are any of you guys on the plan? Do you see a diff in your bill?
I did it last year, but I won't do it again.
You will see a difference, but it's a life-style change. The effort is not to use 'less' energy, but rather use energy during 'off-peak' times.
They sell you off-peak energy really cheap (about 1/2 price), ...and during peak-time - the price is crazy expensive (up to 10x).
(peak-time usually runs until 7:00pm, if I recall correctly)
I had a stay-at-home wife with a newborn (toddler now).
Trying to cut back on AC usage during the crazy summer heat for my situation was a no-go.
(FYI - If you have an electric hot-water heater - look into a $40 hot water timer, helps a lot.)
Your situation might be better for it.
I recommend people to try it. It's certainly a good program - just not for everyone.
You will see a difference, but it's a life-style change. The effort is not to use 'less' energy, but rather use energy during 'off-peak' times.
They sell you off-peak energy really cheap (about 1/2 price), ...and during peak-time - the price is crazy expensive (up to 10x).
(peak-time usually runs until 7:00pm, if I recall correctly)
I had a stay-at-home wife with a newborn (toddler now).
Trying to cut back on AC usage during the crazy summer heat for my situation was a no-go.
(FYI - If you have an electric hot-water heater - look into a $40 hot water timer, helps a lot.)
Your situation might be better for it.
I recommend people to try it. It's certainly a good program - just not for everyone.
I have had my T-stat in for a couple months now. I'm excited to see how much I can save after June 1.
We have Edmond Electric, so this doesn't apply to me, but what's the difference between a programmable thermostat and OG+E's thermostat?
Not me! We just moved into the new house. It's a big house but a green home. HERS index of 67! Gas bill this month was $12.17. That is with long showers, two shower heads in master shower. Results from the tankless hot water heater. Love that thing! However, I assume when the heat gets here our electric bill will be astronomical. Considering we have 3 separate ac units.
Smart hours is pricing based on time of use. The thermostat just let's you control your usage to save money. The one they give you with the smart hours program communicates with your smart meter to display current pricing information.
Well I hope we can save some money since I work til 7p and my wife works til 6p. Thanks for the input
FYI, the smart hours pricing doesn't start till June 1. I signed up a couple of months ago and was confused lol.
To me it's another way for te power company to put off building another power plant and allowing me to save money at the same time.
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