Mandatory Load Control Event; Price Conservation Event - Energate Pioneer Z100 Smart Thermostat Operating And Installation Manual

Mandatory Load Control Event

Price Conservation Event

Some utilities have prices which vary depending on the time of day and in some cases when
demand is approaching its highest levels a critical peak price. In these situations your utility can
send Price Information Events. The current price of energy can also be used to trigger a Price
Conservation Event.
When a Price Conservation Event is triggered the thermostat responds based on which of the five
levels you selected from on the Comfort Screen (see next section). Price Conservation Events are
always voluntary and you will be able to override the event by specifying SETPOINT values
requiring higher energy consumption. You can also OPT OUT of Price Conservation Events.
Note that it is possible to have a new Energy Event while there is still another one happening (e.g.
your thermostat can be under a Price Conservation Event when a Load Control Event is being sent
by your utility). In this case, you can decide to override one or both events.
When a Load Control Event is in effect, there is no indication if the
event is mandatory or voluntary. You will know that the event is
mandatory if you try to push the arrow buttons in the direction of
higher energy consumption (i.e. the direction of override). When
this happens during a Mandatory Load Control Event, the
thermostat will show this message.
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