Energy recommendations from a government-backed program have gone viral after suggesting that people should keep their home thermostats at least at 78 degrees for cooling.

Energy Star, which works with the Environmental Protection Agency and the Energy Department to set efficiency benchmarks for appliances, electronics, building materials, lighting and other products, recommends that Americans program their thermostats to at least 78 degrees from 6 a.m.

The program then recommends temperatures be raised to at least 85 degrees from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m., at which point it recommends again setting temperatures to at least 78 degrees.{mosads}

Thermostats should be then be set at 82 degrees or above from 10 p.m. to 6 a.m, according to the program.

A spokesperson for the EPA said the Energy Star program recommends that people increase their air conditioning by seven degrees when they are not at home and by four degrees when they are sleeping, depending on what temperature makes them comfortable.

“This is based on the temperature of your comfort level when awake at home,” the spokesperson said in a statement to The Hill. “The website illustrates this approach with an example of pre-programmed, energy-saving temperature settings in some programmable thermostats.”

Energy Star says Americans can “Achieve significant energy and money savings that are possible through the proper use of your programmable thermostat,” on its website. 

Although the suggestions are not new, some took to Twitter over the weekend to mock the recommendations, calling them uncomfortable even for those who want to save money on their heating and cooling bills.

You know how hot 78 degrees is? https://t.co/XaYD7iUBj6

— Matthew A. Cherry (@MatthewACherry) August 19, 2019

To give you a sense of how insane these temperature recs are, we keep tropical dart frogs in a vivarium in the house and if I let the thermostat get to 85 they will literally die.

— Christopher Ingraham (@_cingraham) August 19, 2019

me sleeping in 82 degrees: pic.twitter.com/SKUTDcMwjY

— Caleb Hull (@CalebJHull) August 19, 2019

Some became concerned for those who would choose these temperatures. 

if you can sleep with your thermostat on 82 you need to see a doctor https://t.co/DnmyrUgNaN

— chase (@chaseymitchell) August 19, 2019

Others questioned the methodology of making your home that warm while away at work or out of the house.

If I set my thermostat for 85 while I was at work, it would take from when I get home until the next morning to get the house back to 78. That doesn’t seem super-efficient.

— dog is my copilot (@chicoman730) August 19, 2019

No thermostat should be over 73! Also, why turn it up when you leave, does the dog really want it to be hot???

— Nada Bakos (@nadabakos) August 19, 2019

And others shared what they would do to avoid keeping their homes at the recommended temperatures 

I’ll take out a loan to pay my energy bill before I sit in my living room at 78 degrees. https://t.co/82wvHZwhi7

— Riley Gates (@Riley_Gates) August 19, 2019

I’d honestly live in aisle 4 at my local freezing-cold Giant before I ever consented to 78 degrees while I’m home or 82 while I’m sleeping. https://t.co/Zi1qquxtjq

— Brian McNally (@bmcnally14) August 19, 2019

Overall, social media users widely rejected the energy-saving recommendations.

WHAT? 69 degrees when I’m home or RIOT. WHO CAN STAND 80+ DEGREES WHEN THEY’RE SLEEPING I WOULD MELT TO DEATH https://t.co/E0vzxF40R9

— Stef Sanjati ️ (@stefsanjati) August 20, 2019

Updated Aug. 21 at 12:05 p.m.