thermostat
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During the World Cup, I was able to upgrade the AC unit, added a smart thermostat and invested in landscaping, which we want to do more of.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 23, 2026
On Thursday, Chicago utility company ComEd said its power grid was under "critical strain," and urged residents to "raise your thermostat as high as is comfortably safe."
From Barron's ● Jul. 3, 2026
New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani asked the city to dim the lights and keep the thermostat at 78 degrees.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 2, 2026
Or, use a smart thermostat: A programmable or smart thermostat automates the heavy lifting, raising temperatures when you’re at work and dropping them right before you walk through the door.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 29, 2026
There’s a little piece of tape over the thermostat, a reminder for me and Sam not to touch it.
From "Free Lunch" by Rex Ogle
HomeView is meant to act as a family command center, controlling connected features such as lights, locks, thermostats and cameras.
From Barron's ● Oct. 13, 2026
Under the agreement, Voltus will pay homes and businesses to reduce power consumption during times of peak demand and make use of technology including home batteries and smart thermostats to manage that.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 3, 2026
The arctic blast that’s expected to affect 230 million people across the United States could lead to a potential shortage in natural-gas supplies as households turn up their thermostats.
From MarketWatch ● Jan. 22, 2026
Some wireless thermostats are connected to the internet and can be turned on remotely.
From BBC ● Nov. 19, 2025
The thermally active carbon made from the shells has actuated laboratory thermostats for me for several years.
From Northern Nut Growers Association Report of the Proceedings at the Thirty-Seventh Annual Report Wooster, Ohio, September 3, 4, 5, 1946 by Northern Nut Growers Association
Soon some 450 great paintings were racked on pipeline scaffolds set up in the huge, thermostated hall where Financier Stotesbury once gave concerts for 1,000 guests.
From Time Magazine Archive
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