Honeywell announced the addition of a Smart Grid application to its Prestige® programmable thermostat, enabling the device to automate energy consumption based on the homeowner’s programming specifications, such as preferred energy cost and usage.
When Prestige is used as directed, Honeywell estimates that homeowner’s can reduce annual heating and cooling costs by up to 33% – or up to $200 each year – depending on geographic location.
Prestige is the industry’s first full-color, high-definition, wireless-enabled thermostat. It has a patented, interview-based interface that walks a homeowner through the set-up process by asking questions such as “what time does the first person wake-up in the morning?” or “what time do you go to sleep at night?” The answers help the thermostat program itself without an owner’s manual.
For more information on Prestige and other Smart Grid-related technologies and solutions by Honeywell, read the press release.
