The Home Energy Scoring Tool uses a set thermostat schedule which differs from the defaults available in Home Energy Saver. The default thermostat assigned to a new session with the default schedule and temperature settings outlined in the following table.
Default Thermostat Schedule for Thermostats HEScore
The thermostat schedule is sent as an input to the DOE-2 calculation engine where it is used in calculating energy consumption by the heating and cooling equipment.