@promofaux It's far from finished, but I've had some relative success with this - #controllingNEST' target=_blank rel='nofollow noopener'>https://www.bentasker.co.uk/blog/general/712-musings-on-home-automation#controllingNEST
NEST itself has some limitations, but I feel like I'm making some headway.
Also, at the bottom of that page is a graph showing gas usage before & after killing True Radiant