“Smart” thermostats are programmable and/or can be managed from a customer’s digital software and are Energy Star certified.
The Dominion Energy SBES Program approved Smart Thermostats are the Ecobee3 lite and the Sensi ST55U.
Smart Thermostats and System Tune-Up Efficiency measures provide a low cost, high-return opportunity to save energy, enhance comfort and improve HVAC equipment reliability.
Smart thermostats are $50 each and tune-ups $47.39 each after incentive.
Energy savings range from 11% to 23% per year.
Customers must be Dominion Energy Small Business Energy Solutions (SBES) Program eligible. HVAC equipment must be 3 tons or larger, have been installed for 3 years or longer, and have a direct expansion AC unit or heat pump.
Inspect and clean condenser, evaporator coils and blower. Inspect, clean or change filters. Inspect and clean the condensate drain. Check the starting cycle of the equipment to ensure that the system starts, operates and shuts off properly. Provide documentation showing completion of the above to the utility company’s representative. If any of the following issues are discovered during the tune-up, the customer will not be eligible to receive incentives; refrigerant leak, bad capacitor, bad connector, evaporator or condenser needs to be replaced.
Smart thermostat warranty is 5 years material and 1 year labor.