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Originally Posted by CrunchBite
Have you guys with the Nest and other smart thermostats actually seen the reduction in heating costs they claim?
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No. Mine was installed partway through a prorated month. Then basement development happened. I don't know what the baseline is. I believe these smart thermostats are supposed to save you a few bucks a month. Honestly speaking though, I think the fact you can tweak the thermostat in bed with your phone is worth the admission price into wifi enabled thermostats. Many of the other features are just convenience things you can probably program into many regular thermostats. Nest sends me emails stating my baseline temperature is below most other regular nest users though. But I don't know if that actually saves me money vs a regular thermostat. It's just a habit thing.
Friends and family often comment, "You pay what for utilities?" I don't know if that's Nest, new home efficiency vs older home or both.