Programmable Thermostat, No WiFi, but with automatic heat / cool switch

At this time of year, in the Northeast US, sometimes it's cold in the morning, but hot in the afternoon.And by "cold" and "hot," I mean that I want the heat on at night, but the A/C on the afternoon.  Ideally, I'd program my termostat to heat until, say, 70 F, and cool to 75 F.But all the progr...

How prevalent is Utility Companies usage of thermostats that they can control via WIFI?

I'm seeing all kinds of stories and comments online about how the electric company in Texas is controlling some people's AC via their Nest thermostats. Apparantly these users agreed to allow this at some point because there was a bonus or cheaper rate applied. Now the utility company is controlling ...