I think living in Dallas where the AC bills were so high taught us (especially husband) to tolerate higher temperatures. Also, we were running at a pretty competitive level and had to deal with and acclimate to the heat. My personal office st work is about 75 but there are really chilly areas in the building.
78 in the summer, 71 in the winter is where we set the thermostat.
I like mine at 72.
73 at night (I would do lower, but DH complains), then the rest of the time DH and I are having thermostat wars at 74-75.
Our men in suits keep the office temps at below 68 in the summer. More like 65. I bought a heating pad for my chair.
I’m glad other couples have thermostat wars! If I come home early from work for some reason, in the winter the house is like a meat locker and in the summer I start sweating when I walk in- and I LIKE warm weather. We have 2 elderly dogs with a lot of fur. I told my husband this summer he just has to leave it at 80 in the day. We sleep at 77, but have a ceiling fan right over the bed. Ceiling fans really make a big difference.
Love ceiling fans! We never turn the AC on when we vacation in HI. Most rooms here come with a ceiling fan, which is all what it takes to keep us comfy. Wish more hotels elsewhere had ceiling fans. I hate hotel ACs with a passion.
I am beginning to think that places that are traditionally cooler might no longer be spots to cool down. Our normal June high is 73, july 75 and a bit cooler at the coast. Yesterday temperatures were above 100 degrees and in some places closer to 110. Most people don’t have AC. I have AC and most years I rarely use it. Last night we ran it all night and still the house didn’t get below 78 degrees. It’s over 100 in most of the area today and the temps are staying close to 100 even once the sun goes down. We call this weather fire weather and sure enough one started last night. @Ynotgo I hope your Home is safe.
My H and I don’t agree on the thermostat. Since menopause I’m more likely to switch on the AC at night.
BB, per my energy analayst friends, 68 was always the year 'round standard for energy efficiency. Warm enough in winter, cool enough in summer.
I like cooler than 70 for sleeping. And when we used to camp a lot, I worried about those eveinings that wouldn’t be lower than 62. (Some of that was probably how our tend held heat.) In hotels, the ceiling fan isn’t enough for me. I understand the science, but it still feels like curculating warm air.
I do have a ceiling fan in my kitchen. No help on the worst days.
Yes, “fire weather.” In the extended neighborhood of my friend who lives in the S CA mountains, the fire watch neighborhood groups are already active on social media, for the season.
We’re pretty high on environmental things, so never turn on heat until it goes below 68 (sometimes less) and never use our single window AC unless it gets over 80 - then use it sparingly. We have fans and sweatshirts if needed.
Interestingly enough, our electric company “grades” users. It’s rare that we’re not in the “most efficient” or “better than the most efficient” (not sure how that happens) category. They even went down to the household level on two of the three hottest days in the last heat wave by ranking the Top 5 (best - lowest energy usage). We got 2nd and 3rd, so there are a few competitors in our league. The day we got third I had to get laundry done. I’ll admit to liking my washer/dryer so… (Can’t hang wash to dry this year because they tore up our paved road and left us with gravel until fall - this leaves dust everywhere and on everything. GRR!)
@Creekland We live on the nicer side of our town in cold New England and still we have a perpetual jokey contest about whose thermostat is set lower in winter. 68? “Mine’s at 65.” 65? “Mine’s at 62.” It goes on til you find those of us sitting under 60.
When my gas conversion is done and the new boiler in, some insulation improvements, how I hope to creep back up over 62. But for now, the cost of oil is nuts. Old house.
In summer, oddly, even with the window AC unit running all day when someone’s home and fans, we rate “most efficient,” too.
@mom60 Yes, checking in safe. Thanks for asking. We were just under a mile from the fire last night. We weren’t quite in the evacuation zone, but we went to a hotel with our dog anyway. We’re back at home today, and it has really cooled off. We’ve checked in with friends. Some are still evacuated until tomorrow. So sad to see more burned out houses. So thankful for firefighters!
@Creekland Those electric company grades don’t work for those of us charging vehicles.
@doschicos Eh, we’re more amused that they’ve started sending them out (and annoyed from a “green perspective” that they ARE sending them out). They have no bearing on what we use or don’t use ourselves. We make our own decisions for that. Always have, always will.
Aside from that, only one person we know has an electric vehicle - he transformed a VW bug into one himself. It has very limited use though due to the range, so not practical for most of us who travel distances. I can see something similar being very useful for those who don’t travel (drive) far.
“BB, per my energy analayst friends, 68 was always the year 'round standard for energy efficiency. Warm enough in winter, cool enough in summer.”
The key word is “below.” They keep it around 66 in the summer. Anything below 68 when you are mostly sitting and typing all day is freezing. Especially if you are not wearing pantyhose. 
I would freeze with a summer 68 degree temperature inside. We have solar panels and an electric car, but I still want to be comfortable in my home!
We keep our house at 72 in the summer and turn the system off completely in the winter. It’s never cold enough for me. DH knows where the sweaters are.
We own a beautiful home that we have rented to a very nice couple who left the country for the entire summer to visit family. Today we had to enter the property to check on the sprinkler system in the garage because we got a report that the plants are looking haggard. Sure enough, there was a problem with the programming, which DH corrected.
However, this blew our minds: even though the family is out of the country for 3 months, the AC was set at 72 degrees! DH texted the tenant and told him about it, thinking either they forgot to raise the thermostat or perhaps a housekeeper had been in and forgot to raise it back up. The tenant said, “ok, I guess it will be okay for you to raise the temp to 74 degrees.”
WTH?!?!?!? 74 degrees in an unoccupied home for the next seven weeks? I told DH, “well, I guess it’s none of our business if he wants to pay exorbitant electricity bills and waste resources at the same time.” DH did point out that this could be unnecessarily stressing the AC units (we are trying to keep them going until the couple’s lease ends next June).
What would you do?
I would raise it to 81 at least and go back in before they get back and put it down to 75.