Bring Your Own Thermostat Program

Enrolling in the program allows O&R to make brief, limited adjustments to your central air-conditioner setting on peak days when energy consumption is high in the summer. This helps us reduce demand and increase service reliability. You'll always have control of your thermostat and can change settings at any time.

What you can expect:

A confirmation email and an $85 rebate check(s) from O&R within six to eight weeks
O&R will make brief, limited adjustments to your central air-conditioner setting
O&R will do a one-hour test adjustment sometime after May 1
A maximum of 10 adjustments each summer (from May 1 through September 30), unless there's a power emergency
Each temperature adjustment will last no longer than four hours and will take place sometime between 11:30 a.m. and 11 p.m. on weekdays.
You’ll always have control of your thermostat and can change the settings at any time.

With a smart thermostat, you can:

Adjust your temperature setting from your smartphone or tablet anytime, anywhere
Set an automatic schedule or let your thermostat develop one based on your preferences
Choose energy-efficient settings to manage your heating and cooling costs
Receive alerts about extreme weather, required maintenance, or system problems

Program Eligibility

If you're an O&R residential or small business electric customer located in New York with a Wi-Fi network and one of the approved thermostats operating your central air-conditioning cooling system, you're eligible to participate.

Must be an O&R residential or small business electric customer located in New York
Must have a Wi-Fi network
Must have central air conditioning
Must have an approved thermostat (listed below)

Enrollment

Enroll with an approved service provider. Rebates are limited and available on a first-come, first-served basis.

Eligible Smart Thermostat Providers

Alarm.com/Radio Thermostat CT 30, CT 80, CT 100; Trane ComfortLink Control; RSC Z-Wave Communicating Thermostat, GoControl Z-wave Thermostat, Alarm.com Smart Thermostat

Radio Thermostat/Filtrete 3M-50, CT 30, CT 50, CT 80

Nest Learning Thermostat

Honeywell Wi-Fi Smart Thermostat RTH9580WF or TH9320WF, Wi-Fi 7-Day Programmable Touchscreen Thermostat (RTH8580WF or TH8320WF), Wi-Fi Vision PRO 8000 (TH8321WF)

Lux/GEO

Emerson/SensiTM Wi-Fi Programmable Thermostat

ecobee SmartThermostat with voice control, ecobee3, ecobee3 lite, ecobee4, ecobee Smart, ecobee Smart Si