Give Your Home a Smart Thermostat for Christmas

This Christmas, as you enjoy the company of friends and family, share holiday meals, and exchange presents, consider giving your home a gift as well!

Keep your home comfy-cozy by installing a smart thermostat. Smart thermostats automatically adjust your heating and cooling systems to keep you comfortable, help you save money on utility bills, and offer protection from cold weather damage by sending status alerts.

A WiFi-connected smart thermostat allows you to remotely control your home’s thermostat through an Internet-enabled device, such as a smartphone, allowing you to adjust the temperature from the comfort of your couch or as you return home from work or vacation.

Smart thermostats offer a wide variety of features depending on the model you choose and the capabilities of your heating and cooling system. These features range from programming a schedule for each day of the week to automatically learning your preferences and patterns, enabling remote control of a whole-house humidifier, or implementing geofencing, which uses your smartphone’s location to adjust your thermostat automatically.

Most models offer reports showing how much energy you use daily or monthly and can send notifications when the temperature or humidity is outside your predefined settings, when the system is offline, or when the batties are low. If your heating system fails, these alerts can help you take action before frozen pipes or other hazards endanger your home.

Before purchasing, check with the manufacturer or consult your HVAC contractor to ensure compatibility, especially if you own an older home.

Entergy Arkansas offers residential customers a variety of ways to help customers use energy more efficiently, including cash incentives and rebates. For example, Entergy’s “Smart Direct Load Control Pilot Program” offers a free smart thermostat with professional installation at no additional cost, plus participation incentives. Enrolled thermostats are automatically adjusted 2-4 degrees by Entergy, generally in the summer months, when electricity demand is highest. Learn more and apply online at: https://bit.ly/entergy-smartload. Questions? Contact the Smart Direct Load Control Pilot Program by calling 833-807-7682 or emailing [email protected].

Alternatively, get an instant $60 discount on an advanced thermostat through Entergy’s online marketplace until December 27th. For more information, visit https://entergyarinstantrebate.com/.

Note: Your home must have WiFi service to qualify for Entergy’s free smart thermostat program. The smart thermostat does not support installation with a mobile hotspot.