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Are smart thermostats really effective at saving energy for a busy family or is a basic programmable one just as good?

ChatGPTgpt-62 queries11/1/2026
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The searches the AI actually ran for this prompt.

SEED QUERY
Are smart thermostats really effective at saving energy for a busy family or is a basic programmable one just as good?
2 real searches · 1 real-search pass
smart thermostat energy savings compared with programmable thermostat ENERGY STAR savings study programmable thermostat family scheduleGoogle ↗
OBSERVEDComparison
U.S. Department of Energy programmable thermostat savings 7 to 10 percent smart thermostat savings ENERGY STARGoogle ↗
OBSERVEDComparison

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Query classes

Google's semantic query class for every sub-query: what kind of answer each search is after, simulated vs real.

ChatGPT real searches (2)
Short factOther / navigationalComparison100%ConsequenceReasonDefinitionInstructionYes / no

Classes come from the query-classifier (a local Laya model). 1 of 2 calls are low-confidence (under 50%) — hover a query in the table to see its confidence.

Searches and sources

ChatGPT2 real searches · gpt-6
smart thermostat energy savings compared with programmable thermostat ENERGY STAR savings study programmable thermostat family schedule Google ↗
U.S. Department of Energy programmable thermostat savings 7 to 10 percent smart thermostat savings ENERGY STAR Google ↗

Queries

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Query / typeSearchIntentQuery classRouting formatClusterFreq ↓Weight
smart thermostat energy savings compared with programmable thermostat ENERGY STAR savings study programmable thermostat family schedule
OBSERVED
Google ↗
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—Comparison——1x
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U.S. Department of Energy programmable thermostat savings 7 to 10 percent smart thermostat savings ENERGY STAR
OBSERVED
Google ↗
AI Mode ↗
—Comparison——1x
of 1