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Which households care most about energy efficiency?

August 27, 2025

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A June report by Parks Associates and Resideo Grid Services found that although smart thermostat adoption has doubled in eight years to reach 16% of households with Internet access, only about 20% of those households participate in a demand response program, and 54% of nonparticipating customers had not heard of such programs.

From the article, ''Which households care most about energy efficiency?" by Meris Lutz

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