Currently, Alabama Power is offering a rebate up to $200 if their customers install a smart thermostat by Dec. 1.Jordan says a smart thermostat does the work for you. It adjust your home’s temperature based on your needs and can be monitored remotely with an app.
Although a device like a smart thermostat takes advantage of newer technology, it can still be installed in older homes, and Jordan says they may save even more than new homeowners. “We also offer free energy audits. A lot of people may not realize that we have an in-house energy auditor that will come to their home, take an infrared camera, and do an evaluation and help them find ways that they can actually save energy as far as their use in their own home,” said Faulkner.