Remote Control Is Leading Use Case for Smart Thermostats: Parks

Some 13% of internet households have a smart thermostat, and about a quarter, 15 million, own a Google Nest model, said Parks Associates Wednesday. Honeywell and ecobee round out the top three brands, it said, with Honeywell having strength in the professional installation channel and ecobee having bundling agreements with security and Generac products. About 12% of survey respondents got their thermostat through their electricity provider. Remote control from an app is the feature 45% of smart thermostat owners use most, and most adjust the devices at least once a day, Parks said. Almost half of owners said they saved more money using the thermostat than they initially expected.