How #hot has it been in the #Northland today?

This hot!

It doesn't get this hot this late in the calendar year in this corner of the world.

Watching the #thermostats to see if it gets any hotter in spots. Could someone reach 100°?

(Last time, and maybe the only time, was Ashland on 9/7/76.)

We will have to wait and see...

#wx #wxtooter #weather #MNwx #WIwx #UPwx

#Nest 2020 #thermostats receive #Matter update, which adds #AppleHome compatibility

#Google is still looking into support for the Nest models people actually own.

https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2023/04/nest-2020-thermostats-receive-matter-update-which-adds-apple-home-compatibility/

@derek in the meantime we installed eco bee #thermostats (much better than the nest) which has a setting to recirculate air for x minutes every hour. we now use less #oil for heating but yes, #geothermal is my dream

Experts warnings from France and Germany in the press on electricity grid blackouts

-- Worst case scenario --

EN
https://www.entsoe.eu/

LU
https://infocrise.public.lu/fr/rupture-energie.html

DE
https://www.uni-weimar.de/de/universitaet/aktuell/bauhausjournal-online/titel/winter-ohne-gas-forschende-der-bauhaus-universitaet-weimar-simulieren-raumklima/
https://www.bbk.bund.de/

FR
https://www.gouvernement.fr/risques/preparer-son-kit-d-urgence

Anyway: do you know what a #Kotatsu is! A free illustrated 35 slides #guide I crafted on how to save #heating #energy this winter and especially to learn more about #smart #thermostats if you are interested, but still undecided. https://www.dropbox.com/s/05frta3u0snx0yo/Smart%20heating.pdf?dl=0

22,000 customers in the Denver, Colorado area who were signed up for the Colorado AC Rewards program were locked out of their thermostats for several hours on Tuesday, KMGH-TV reported.
https://www.foxbusiness.com/politics/colorado-utility-company-locks-22000-thermostats-in-90-degree-weather-due-energy-emergency
#colorado #utility #company #locks #thermostats #degree #weather #due #energy #emergency #customers #chose #program #locked

#Energy #saving #tip:

Get programmable electronic #thermostats for your #heating :blobcat_thisisfine: . They regulate temperature very precise, are lower maintenance than hand operated ones (since they adjust temperature automatically) and pay for themselves very quickly 💰. They can be had from 10-20€ each (w/o Bluetooth/Wifi) or a little more w/ connectivity. They even pause heating when you open the window.

Give it a try! We bought them a couple of years ago and reduced our heating costs by ~25% while increasing comfort (no more manual adjustments :ablobcatreach: ).

#ClimateCrisis #moneysavingtips

The "#smarter" we get, the #dumber we actually are

https://newstarget.com/2021-06-24-smart-thermostats-texas-remotely-controlled-government-energy.html

#Texas #thermostats