Forecast-based automatic scheduling of a distributed network of thermostats with learned adjustment

A computer-executed method comprising:

• determining, based on weather forecast data for a particular site, seasonal information and one or more weather factors of the particular site;
• determining, based on the seasonal information and the one or more weather factors of the particular site, one or more forecast apparent temperatures at the particular site;
• selecting, from a plurality of energy management automated schedules stored in computer memory, a particular automated schedule based on the one or more forecast apparent temperatures;
• wherein selecting the particular automated schedule is based on the one or more forecast apparent temperatures satisfying particular one or more criteria associated with the particular automated schedule;
• generating one or more instructions to use the particular automated schedule while a current day-specific apparent temperature satisfies the particular one or more criteria;
• and
• electronically transmitting the particular automated schedule and the one or more instructions to an energy management device at the particular site to control one or more energy consuming appliances at the particular site based on the particular automated schedule;
• wherein the method is performed by one or more computing devices.