1. A curtailment module for enabling an energy provider to send a request to curtail energy use to a user, the curtailment module comprising: an interface for electronic communications with a temperature control device; a paging module for receiving the request from the energy provider through a paging network; a processor in electronic communication with the paging module for receiving the request from the paging module; a sound component in electronic communication with the processor for outputting an audio verification; memory in electronic communication with the processor for storing a curtailment message and history data; and a code generator stored in the memory and executable by the processor to generate a verification code using the curtailment message and the history data as inputs, the code generator also generating the audio verification based on the verification code to verify compliance with the request.