How can programmed scenes affect my connected thermostats and temperature during a peak event?

First, a reminder of the three phases associated with a peak event: 

• The optional preheating phase, the morning event: 4 a.m. to 6 a.m.  and the evening event: 2 p.m. to 4 p.m.  
• The reduction phase (the peak event itself), the morning event: 6 a.m. to 10 a.m. and the evening event: 4 p.m. to 8 p.m.  
• The recovery phase, the morning event: 10 a.m. to 11 a.m.  and the evening event: 8 p.m. to 9 p.m.  

How your thermostat's setpoint temperature changes during each phase 

1. The optional preheating phase will gradually increase the thermostat's set temperature:

• by 1.5°C for participation in moderate mode
• by 2°C for participation in bold or extreme mode

2. The reduction phase will gradually decrease the thermostat's set temperature:

• by 3°C for participation in moderate mode
• by 4°C for participation in bold mode
• by 6°C for participation in extreme mode

This temperature reduction is applied relative to the comfort temperature.

3. The recovery phase will gradually adjust the thermostat's set temperature back to the scheduled temperature.

Note: The comfort temperature refers to the average setpoint you’ve defined for the period covered by the reduction phase. (If your scene includes more than one setpoint during that period, Hilo will calculate the average)

What happens after a peak event?

Once the event ends, your thermostat will revert to one of the following: 

• The setpoint temperature prior to the event, if no scenes were programmed 
• The last programmed scene's setpoint applied during the event 
• The manual setpoint you chose during the event

Note: Any scene created or modified after the event begins will not be applied. 

How programmed scenes interact with each phase 

During the preheating phase 

A scene will only be applied if its setpoint temperature is higher than [your comfort temperature] + [the increase based on your participation mode] 

During the reduction phase  

A scene will only be applied if its setpoint temperature is lower than [your comfort temperature] + [the reduction based on your participation mode]

During the recovery phase 

If your scene’s setpoint temperature is lower than the final temperature applied by Hilo during the reduction phase, the recovery phase will not raise the temperature — your scene’s setpoint will be maintained. 

If your scene’s setpoint temperature is higher than the final temperature applied by Hilo during the reduction phase, the recovery phase will gradually increase the temperature to match your scene.