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¿Qué es Intelligent Octopus?
Intelligent Octopus es nuestro programa de respuesta y demanda beta que ayuda a automatizar tu utilización de energía y ahorrar dinero.
¿Cómo funciona?
Es bastante fácil y no tienes que hacer nada. Con Intelligent Octopus, conectamos tu termostato inteligente por Wi-Fi. Ocasionalmente, cuando hay una necesidad de conservar energía, ajustaremos tu termostato unos grados por un lapso de tiempo corto. La mayoría de clientes no se dan cuenta del cambio. Tu termostato volverá automáticamente a la configuración original, manteniendo tu hogar cómodo y eficiente. ¡No te preocupes! Aún estás completamente en control.
Lee nuestros Términos y Condiciones para más detalles.
¿Cuáles son los beneficios?
Pausar tu termostato en lapsos cortos, ayuda a proporcionar estabilidad a la red, y te ayuda a ahorrar. Utilizar Intelligent Octopus es una manera fácil de ayudarte a conservar energía sin tener que levantar un dedo.
Por cada mes que esté conectado, obtendrá una tarifa de energía con descuento equivalente a $300 en ahorros anuales.
¿Quieres unirte a Intelligent Octopus?
Para eso debes:
- Ser cliente nuevo o existente de Octopus Energy. ¿Aún no te cambias a Octopus? Inscríbete ahora.
- Tener un termostato compatible. Actualmente somos compatibles con los termostatos Sensi o ecobee y estamos trabajando en agregar más. ¿No tienes un termostato? Encuentra descuentos en las áreas de Houston o Dallas.
- Tener conexión a internet vía Wi-Fi.
- Aceptar nuestros Términos y Condiciones
Intelligent Octopus es un programa beta. Esto significa que algunas cosas no funcionan perfectamente la primera vez. Los tiempos de procesos serán impredecibles y en ocasiones, los problemas con información de los termostatos pueden tomar tiempo en arreglarse.
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¿Cuáles son los beneficios?
Pausar tu termostato en lapsos cortos, ayuda a proporcionar estabilidad a la red, y te ayuda a ahorrar. Utilizar Intelligent Octopus es una manera fácil de ayudarte a conservar energía sin tener que levantar un dedo.
Por cada mes que esté conectado, obtendrá una tarifa de energía con descuento equivalente a $300 en ahorros anuales.
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Common Intelligent Octopus FAQs
How does Intelligent Octopus work?
The thermostat is a sacred piece of hardware in any Texas home, which is why we believe in a personalized approach and not a one-size-fits-all program like other suppliers. Intelligent Octopus learns from your habits and preferences to optimize your HVAC usage away from peak demand times, which saves you money and helps keep the grid balanced. When you use less energy during peak demand periods, it costs us less to provide you power. We pass these savings directly to you by offering one of the lowest energy rates in Texas.
How does Intelligent Octopus adjust my thermostat?
There are two different ways we adjust your thermostat:
9 out of 10 Intelligent Octopus customers don’t ove :rride our settings during a hold event. So you can feel good about trusting us to keep your home comfortable.
How long will Intelligent Octopus adjust my thermostat?
Every day in Texas is a little different, just like every household, so we try to customize Intelligent Octopus for each of our customers based on their preferences and what the grid needs.
Here are a few examples of what that could look like:
- Hannah’s home: Two 30 minute hold events where we adjust her setpoint up 3 degrees from 5:30 PM to 6 PM and 7:30 PM to 8 PM
- Leah’s home: One 90 minute hold event where we adjust her setpoint up 2 degrees from 6:30PM to 8 PM
Hannah’s home isn’t super energy-efficient, so it can’t maintain a comfortable temperature for more than 30 minutes. But Leah’s home is better insulated, giving it the ability to maintain a longer savings event without her noticing or even hitting the higher setpoint.
We're constantly looking at and learning from our data to ensure that we're balancing savings against your comfort and fine tuning event details to you, which is why most of our customers report being as comfortable with Intelligent Octopus as they were before.
When can Intelligent Octopus adjust my thermostat?
Intelligent Octopus operates based on grid conditions. Sometimes the grid needs a lot of help so you may receive more than one event in a day. Other times, when the grid is less stressed, it may be a couple of times a week or even not at all! To maximize your comfort and the impact of our events, we have safeguards in place to ensure hold events don’t happen back to back or too soon after you’ve opted out of our last event.
Do I still have control?
Yes, you are still fully in control of your thermostat and have five overrides a month before you lose your discount for that billing period. Overrides are okay to utilize, and are an important way that Intelligent Octopus learns your preferences.
If I already have a heating or cooling schedule, will the holds adjust those?
At the moment, yes. Intelligent Octopus will override any schedule preferences you have during a hold event, but once the event is over your normal schedule will resume.
I don't see my thermostat brand listed
We're working to add more thermostat brands. Let us know you want yours added and we'll get on it.
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