As ocdtrekkie mentioned, yes. When its cheaper for the utility to shed demand rather than spin up peaking plants, they issue a signal to Google&#x2F;Nest, who then uses a push notification and temporarily shut down air conditioning compressors at utility customers who&#x27;ve signed up for the program.<p>Your house gets a couple of degrees warmer but you get a discount, your utility doesn&#x27;t need additional generating capacity, and Google charges a fee to run the program.