If your energy use has changed from last month, you’ll find a few of the main reasons why in your Home Report. There are a number of factors that can influence your energy use and determine the difference between each month.
If you’ve only had your Google Nest thermostat for one month, or if your energy use hasn’t changed much, this section may not appear in your Home Report.
Why your energy use may have changed
Weather As the weather changes, you naturally use more or less heating or cooling, even With the same schedule, a Nest thermostat might never turn on the heat in spring, |
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Zeitplan Changes to your schedule may cause your energy use to change compared to Note: Your schedule can change if you add or remove a setpoint, or if your Nest |
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Manual adjustments It’s considered a “manual adjustment” whenever you change the temperature using |
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Eco Temperatures If you change your thermostat to Eco Temperatures, it may cause your energy use to Tip: Choosing energy efficient Eco Temperatures can help you save energy. |
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Home & Away Your thermostat can automatically switch to Eco Temperatures to help save energy when no one’s home. |
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Off If your Nest thermostat is off, it won’t heat or cool your home unless your |
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Added a Nest thermostat If you add another Nest thermostat to your home, you’ll get twice the energy |
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Calendar days Every month doesn’t have the same number of days. Between January (31 days) |