Texas is one of a few states right now where residents are sweltering amidst a nasty heat wave. But the state appears, at this point, to be the only one where this is happening: Because of worries about the power grid being strained amid soaring temperatures, some residents who own smart thermostats say their power company has been remotely raising the temperature on their thermostat. Which might sound counterintuitive amid a heat wave, but it comes as the Electric Reliability Council of Texas, or ERCOT, has been begging residents not to blast their A/C at cold temperatures for long stretches and to raise their temperature so that they help conserve energy.
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