{"id":1883,"date":"2013-06-11T20:34:38","date_gmt":"2013-06-12T01:34:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.wiredprairie.us\/blog\/?p=1883"},"modified":"2013-06-11T20:34:38","modified_gmt":"2013-06-12T01:34:38","slug":"nest-thermostat-savings","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wiredprairie.us\/blog\/index.php\/archives\/1883","title":{"rendered":"Nest thermostat savings?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I created a really brief survey that I hope those of you who own Nests will considering taking the minute or two to fill out (it\u2019s only 5 simple questions). Lots of people report \u201cmassive\u201d savings with their Nest thermostats. As prior owners of various programmable thermostats, and as someone who was careful about turning\/up down the thermostat before owning a Nest, we really haven\u2019t seen any difference in our heating\/cooling bills since we bought our 3 thermostats in November 2011. It\u2019s disappointing of course, but expected.<\/p>\n<p>You\u2019ll be able to see all of the results after you take the survey.<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/nestsave\" href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/nestsave\">http:\/\/bit.ly\/nestsave<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Thanks!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I created a really brief survey that I hope those of you who own Nests will considering taking the minute or two to fill out (it\u2019s only 5 simple questions). Lots of people report \u201cmassive\u201d savings with their Nest thermostats. As prior owners of various programmable thermostats, and as someone who was careful about turning\/up [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"spay_email":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_is_tweetstorm":false,"jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true},"categories":[6],"tags":[45],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pd5QIe-un","jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":1749,"url":"https:\/\/www.wiredprairie.us\/blog\/index.php\/archives\/1749","url_meta":{"origin":1883,"position":0},"title":"Nest Update #12: Software at 3.0 with New Features","date":"October 3, 2012","format":false,"excerpt":"As the blogosphere exploded yesterday with news of a second generation Nest thermostat and a new major version of the software (for the thermostats and the controllers such as the web site and various SmartPhones), I wondered what impact the new software and hardware would have on average users, like\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Recommendations&quot;","img":{"alt_text":"IMG_0630","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.wiredprairie.us\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/IMG_0630.png?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":1508,"url":"https:\/\/www.wiredprairie.us\/blog\/index.php\/archives\/1508","url_meta":{"origin":1883,"position":1},"title":"Nest Thermostat Review, Update #9","date":"January 22, 2012","format":false,"excerpt":"Summary\/Index When I woke up this morning, I decided that I\u2019d use the remote features of my Nest Thermostat to increase the temperature of the first floor as the normal schedule hadn\u2019t started yet. Here\u2019s what I saw on my iPad: Basement: ? First Floor: ? When I tapped the\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;General&quot;","img":{"alt_text":"image","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.wiredprairie.us\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/image23.png?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":1432,"url":"https:\/\/www.wiredprairie.us\/blog\/index.php\/archives\/1432","url_meta":{"origin":1883,"position":2},"title":"Nest Thermostat Review, Update #7","date":"January 7, 2012","format":false,"excerpt":"Update #6, Update #5, Update #4, Update #3, Update #2, Update #1, Install I received a replacement thermostat earlier this week as promised by Nest Labs. I had time this afternoon to do a swap and reinstall. Nest had asked me to swap the thermostats between two floors experimentally to\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;General&quot;","img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":1576,"url":"https:\/\/www.wiredprairie.us\/blog\/index.php\/archives\/1576","url_meta":{"origin":1883,"position":3},"title":"Nest Thermostat Review, Update #10: Wifi Settings Missing","date":"March 24, 2012","format":false,"excerpt":"One more brief update about our Nest thermostats. After a few weeks of limited use of our HVAC system due to a very unusually warm late winter and early spring, I\u2019d set the whole house to AWAY mode last evening. However, a bit later, I heard the furnace running. Odd.\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Recommendations&quot;","img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":1340,"url":"https:\/\/www.wiredprairie.us\/blog\/index.php\/archives\/1340","url_meta":{"origin":1883,"position":4},"title":"Nest Thermostat Review, Update #1","date":"December 27, 2011","format":false,"excerpt":"After a few weeks of using the Nest thermostat, I\u2019ve got a few more comments that I\u2019d like to share. (Here\u2019s my post about the installation). The learning feature honestly hasn\u2019t been very useful in the first few weeks. It\u2019s apparently easily confused by days that you're home unexpectedly (for\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;General&quot;","img":{"alt_text":"image","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.wiredprairie.us\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/image_thumb3.png?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":1420,"url":"https:\/\/www.wiredprairie.us\/blog\/index.php\/archives\/1420","url_meta":{"origin":1883,"position":5},"title":"Nest Thermostat Review, Update #6","date":"January 4, 2012","format":false,"excerpt":"Update #5, Update #4, Update #3, Update #2, Update #1, Install I didn\u2019t expect to have another post so soon. But, the Nest experience continues to frustrate and baffle. 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