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Earn bill credits with Ready, Set, Relax.

 

Get rewarded for effortlessly conserving energy. It’s free and easy to enroll!

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Earn bill credits with Ready, Set, Relax. 
Earn bill credits with Ready, Set, Relax. 

Earn bill credits with Ready, Set, Relax.

 

Get rewarded for effortlessly conserving energy. It’s free and easy to enroll!

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Conserve and save the easy way.

When you join the Green Mountain Energy Ready, Set, Relax Smart Thermostat Program, your smart thermostat helps lower usage when electricity demand is high. You can earn annual bill credits when you make a difference by saving energy — all without lifting a finger.1

How it works:

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Enroll for free.

Choose your smart thermostat and link your account.

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Conserve energy.

During a Ready, Set, Relax event, your thermostat may adjust by no more than a few degrees.

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Stay in control.

Change the temperature anytime to opt out of an event.

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Get rewarded.

Earn bill credits by participating in at least 50% of event hours.

Compatible smart thermostats:

Vivint

Honeywell Home

Sensi

Google Nest

Why join Ready, Set, Relax?

  • Make a difference in Texas by conserving energy when it’s needed most.
  • Earn bill credits for participating in Ready, Set, Relax events.
  • It’s free and easy to enroll. All you need is a compatible smart thermostat.
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Frequently asked questions

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Ready, Set, Relax is a part of a trio of solutions in our Ready, Set, Green program. With Ready, Set, Relax, a participating smart thermostat may automatically adjust the temperature on the thermostat in your home by a few degrees to help reduce demand on the grid during periods of high-electricity use or extreme temperatures, often referred to as a Ready, Set, Relax event.

During periods of high-electricity demand or extreme temperatures, your smart thermostat automatically adjusts by a few degrees to decrease your A/C run time and conserve energy. Making this small adjustment benefits the environment, your local community and your electricity bill as well. Plus, you won’t have to worry about missing an alert or not being home when called upon. When the time comes to conserve, you won’t be caught off guard. Your smart thermostat will send you a notification and automatically adjust to the right temperature without you having to do a thing. All you have to do is enroll. Ready, Set, Relax events can last up to 4 hours, but you’re always in control. You can adjust the temperature on your thermostat at any time.

You must have an eligible smart thermostat from Google Nest, Honeywell Home or Sensi, along with Wi-Fi and an active account with your smart thermostat’s app. Just connect an eligible smart thermostat to Wi-Fi and sign up for Ready, Set, Relax. Once you’re all signed up, your smart thermostat and app will notify you when a Ready, Set, Relax event will start.

 

Eligible smart thermostats include:

 

Google Nest

  • Nest Learning Thermostat (all generations)
  • Nest Thermostat
  • Nest Thermostat E

Honeywell

  • VisionPRO 8000 with RedLINK Gateway
  • VisionPro 8000 Smart
  • 9000 Smart
  • Prestige IAQ
  • Wi-Fi FocusPRO 6000
  • Wi-Fi 7-Day Programmable
  • Wi-Fi 7-Day Programmable Touchscreen
  • Wi-Fi Smart Thermostat
  • Wi-Fi 9000
  • T9 Pro Smart Thermostat
  • T10 Pro Smart Thermostat
  • T5+ Pro Smart Thermostat
  • T6 Pro Smart Thermostat
  • Round Smart Thermostat

You must set up your thermostat using the free Honeywell Total Connect Comfort app in order to register your device in the Ready, Set, Relax program.

 

Sensi

  • Sensi Smart Thermostat
  • Sensi Touch Smart Thermostat

You can even enroll more than one thermostat.

When an event is in progress, depending on the type of thermostat you have, more than likely, a notification will appear on your thermostat and from its app. Your smart thermostat will then adjust by no more than 4°. Once the event is over, your thermostat will return to its regular schedule. With Ready, Set, Relax, you never have to feel locked in. You can override these automatic adjustments at any time.

 

When an event is in progress, a notification will appear on your thermostat — depending on the type of thermostat you have —  or on your thermostat’s mobile app.

Yes. Whenever there’s a need to conserve energy to help the grid, we may need to call a Ready, Set, Relax event, which will help conserve energy between 6 a.m. and 10 p.m. During this time, you’ll receive a notification, alerting you that your thermostat will adjust by 4° for up to four hours. Once the event is over, your thermostat will return to its normal schedule. If you’re unable to participate in the event, you can opt out by manually readjusting your thermostat.

 

A Ready, Set, Relax event can include a precooling period in the summer or a preheating period in the winter so that your home remains comfortable when the event takes place. Multiple events may occur in one day, but again, you have the ability to opt out.

 

During extreme weather events when there’s a critical need to stabilize the electric grid, we may call a critical Ready, Set, Relax event, which can occur at any time of the day. Critical and regular events will only occur during times of extreme temperatures to conserve energy, and you can always opt out if you need to.

No. During a Ready, Set, Relax event your thermostat adjusts temperatures to save electricity while keeping you comfortable. But you can choose to change the temperature and opt out of that particular event at any time. Opting out is simple. Just override the modified temperature by changing it directly on your smart thermostat or in its app. Your thermostat will keep the temperature you set, then return to its regular schedule.

Yes. When you enroll in the Ready, Set, Relax program, you'll receive a one-time $25 bill credit along with a $5 donation made to the Green Mountain Energy Sun Club on your behalf.

The bill credit will appear on your Green Mountain Energy account within two billing cycles of enrolling in the program.

1 To receive the bill credit, you must participate in at least 50% of total Ready, Set, Relax event hours, and no less than one Ready, Set, Relax event, in any Program Year (first Program Year will be measured from date of enrollment). Your participation will be measured based on your performance during eligible event hours, rounded to the nearest minute. Program Years run from November 1 to October 31. Bill credit will be applied to your Green Mountain Energy account within two billing cycles of the Program Year end date. Green Mountain Energy account must be active at the time of the bill credit award to receive the credit; credits are non-transferrable and cannot be redeemed for cash. Green Mountain Energy may offer future bill credit promotions for participation in subsequent Program Years; offer terms are subject to change.
 
Ready, Set, Relax is not available to customers enrolled in prepaid plans. Must be enrolled in the Ready, Set, Relax Smart Thermostat Program and have an eligible smart thermostat connected to Wi-Fi. Program Terms and Terms and Conditions apply. Enrollment in Ready, Set, Relax will result in the termination of any existing enrollment in the manual Ready, Set, Relax program (including termination of bill credits).

Green Mountain Energy reserves the right to discontinue or change this program without notice. Green Mountain Energy is not affiliated with Google, Honeywell Home, Sensi, or the products and services they market. Google Nest and Google Nest Thermostat are trademarks of Google LLC. Honeywell Home is a trademark of Honeywell International Inc. The Copeland and Sensi logos are service marks and trademarks of Copeland Comfort Control LP.

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