How Does Nest Renew from Google Work?
Here’s how Nest Renew can help you play a part in the fight against climate change, right from your home: Nest Renew works with your compatible Nest thermostat¹ to help you automatically prioritize usage of cleaner or less expensive energy.² It also lets you see when the electricity coming into your home is cleaner, and when it’s not so clean, so you can make more informed choices. Even taking small actions when the grid is less clean, like turning off extra lights or running the laundry a little later, can add up. As you use Nest Renew features to support a clean energy future, you’ll earn Leafs to track your progress. When you earn enough Leafs to achieve a milestone, you can extend your positive impact by helping to direct Nest Renew funds to nonprofit partners around the country.³ And you won’t have to worry about changing energy providers or creating any interruptions in your electricity service. Nest Renew is free to join for customers with a compatible Nest thermostat and available across the continental U.S. You can also join Nest Renew Premium, at $10 a month.⁴ With Nest Renew Premium, you’ll get access to additional features like Clean Energy Match. It pays for Renewable Energy Credits that match the fossil fuel electricity used in your home with enough clean energy to cover the average U.S. household. This is done with purchases of renewable energy credits from U.S. wind and solar plants,⁴ helping to support the growth of clean energy, which is not only good for you, but for the whole planet. Learn how this is done with renewable energy credits: http://g.co/nest/ecred When we each do a little, it can add up to a lot. Learn more about Nest Renew here: https://nestrenew.google.com ¹ Nest Renew is available in select locations and requires 3rd generation Nest Learning Thermostat, Nest Thermostat E, or the newest Nest Thermostat (sold separately), connected to a Google account. Nest Renew available in select locations. ²Adjustments only shift electricity usage from your heating and cooling. Energy Shift is only available in areas served by major continental US grids, see here: http://g.co/nest/repwr. Prioritize less expensive energy only available for customers on certain electric utility time-of-use rates: http://g.co/nest/retou. ³ Learn more about our Energy Impact Program here: http://g.co/nest/repact. ⁴ Learn more about how this is done with renewable energy credits here: http://g.co/nest/ecred. Nest Renew will be purchasing RECs from wind and solar plants in the United States. The majority of these RECs will come from our flagship project Bethel Wind in Castro County, TX, with the remainder coming from US solar.