Tado’s smart thermostat can now heat your home when prices are cheapest
by Jon Porter from The Verge - All Posts on (#633T2)
Tado Balance aims to sync heating and cooling your home with when energy prices are cheapest. | Image: Tado European smart home company Tado already promises that its smart thermostats will save you money on your energy bill. But now, the firm is launching a new premium subscription called Tado Balance that it says will go even further.
Tado Balance, which is launching today across several European markets for 4 (4) a month or 30 (30) a year, is a feature that attempts to intelligently shift when your home is heated or cooled, taking advantage of cheaper electricity and avoiding usage when prices spike. So, if a Tado thermostat sees that you want your home to be heated in three hours' time but prices are cheaper in an hour, it'll overheat your house at that point just by half a degree or a degree, so the heat will stick around.
At launch,...