• Catoblepas@piefed.blahaj.zoneOP
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      1 day ago

      That’s what we do! Unfortunately the apartment was built in the 60s and has absolute shit insulation and single pane windows, so it only does so much.

    • Confused_Emus@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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      2 days ago

      If OP’s plan is similar to mine, there are three pricing periods during the day: standard rate charged in the morning/early afternoon, highest rate charged during peak hours of the afternoon, and then a discounted rate charged in the evening/night.

      The idea is to encourage people to do energy intensive tasks like running dishwashers and laundry at night when the demand on the grid is lowest.

      ETA: Sorry, to actually answer your question, yes you could blast the AC early in the day to “pre-cool” for the peak hours. My ecobee is linked with my utility account to sync with the different pricing periods and does exactly that.