What is Georgia Power’s Thermostat Energy Management Program (TEMP✓)™?

TEMP√ rewards Georgia Power customers who have a smart thermostat and central A/C with gas/electric heat or electric heat pump for being a bit more flexible with their smart thermostat schedule. As a participant, you’ll get a $50 Virtual Prepaid Visa® when you enroll.

Here’s how it works: on extremely hot or cold days, energy demand can spike so much that getting power to everyone who needs it can become inefficient — and expensive. On days when we anticipate there will be a high demand for energy, TEMP√ will schedule Flex Hours: this means your smart thermostat will shift some of your energy use out of the hours when demand is highest. Your smart thermostat will do this by keeping your home comfortable all day, while being a bit more flexible about when it warms/cools your home. 

By tweaking your thermostat schedule so your cooling or heating system uses less energy during the most high-demand hours, and coordinating your energy use with thousands of others’, we can keep energy demand (and prices) under control while keeping you comfy.