Texas thermostats adjusted remotely during heat wave residents claimWHIO TV 7 and WHIO RadioSome residents in Texas are feeling the heat despite setting their home thermostats at a comfortable temperature.

Brandon English said his wife had turned on their home’s air conditioning this week and then she and their daughters took a nap.

When English got home, the house inside was 78, hotter than what the family expected with the air conditioning running.

(...)

English was enrolled in a program called Smart Savers Texas operated by EnergyHub. When users sign up for perks to save money, they give permission to the company to remotely adjust smart thermostats, like the one that was installed in English’s home, when energy demand is high.