Get paid $65 yearly for small thermostat adjustments through TVA program that helps manage energy demand

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WTVF) — A new program from the TVA is offering homeowners with smart thermostats a way to earn money while helping manage energy demands during peak usage times.

The TVA's EnergyRight Smart Thermostat program allows electric utilities including Nashville Electric Service and several other mid-state utilities to make minor adjustments to participants' thermostats when energy use is highest.

The TVA says these adjustments are limited to no more than 4 degrees from your normal setting and last a maximum of 4 hours. The program typically makes these adjustments during peak energy demand periods.

"We keep it at 70, so if you turn it up a bit, like 74 degrees, it'll still be OK until I start sweating at night, then I'll turn it down a little bit," said Francis Felix.

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