
PSA to PEPCO customers about their AC configuration (Energy Wise Program)
Hi everyone, happy 4th!
I saw people online complaining how their thermostat is set to a certain temperature but their house is hotter than the set point. Read this before you think you need to call HVAC company.
Pepco installs these outdoor devices to regulate your power usage if you've signed up to their Energy Wise Program, and in return Pepco gives you credit $ back to you in your bill. Based on the plan you've picked, it will either let the condenser unit run 30% or 50% of the time, though will let your fan run for the most time to just circulate air. Also, if you have a smart thermostat, the program can run off of that instead of having the outdoor device.
You can opt out of the program, but then you loose the credit $ and also your bill will go up because you use more power.
When this program in effect, you're house will stay a few degrees warmer than you're thermostat set point. My ecobee thermostat was giving me a warning of something might be wrong with my AC because it cannot bring temp to the set point when in reality it's the Energy Wise Program causing that. Picture for reference: when this orange light is on, pepco prevents your condenser from kicking in.