it is true. People did sign up for that and take the money from Xcel knowing full well that excel Could at any time shut off their air conditioner. The saver switch as it is called has been around for years.
Xcel now has instituted time of day billing because the are trying to save us money… ha ha. I have opted out of that program as well.
I guess I stand corrected... The older program that has been around for many years was saver switch... where they could shut off your ac but let the fan in your house run to keep circulating air...
https://co.my.xcelenergy.com/s…ing-cooling/savers-switch
The newer program which the article was about is called AC Rewards and allows them to control the smart thermostat..
https://co.my.xcelenergy.com/s…eating-cooling/ac-rewards
The best comment I read about this latest article was... The people who signed up for this program, reaped the rewards of this program and are complaining are probably the same people who took out student loans and are now complaining about them... Read what you sign...