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Government Corruption
It's happening: Denver residents lose control of thermostats to fight energy crisis
2022-09-02
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[Hot Air] People attempting to lower the temperature setting on newer heating and cooling systems received a very "Big Brother" style message on their digital displays. It read (in part), "Temperature locked temporarily due to energy emergency. Due to a rare energy emergency that may affect the local energy grid, your temperature slider has been changed... since 4:00 pm." The message went on to explain that the override was a result of the user’s participation in the "Colorado AC Rewards Program."
Posted by:Besoeker

#5  ^ Utilities were the first industry captured by gummint. They helped create all the rules of the game. Like all games, the play to watch is the one where the other side breaks the rules.
Posted by: M. Murcek   2022-09-02 12:45  

#4  Public Utilities, morphing from basic monopolies governed by Public Utility Commissions to ensure reliable, safe, economically available power for all, into another arm of the entitlement state.
Progressives (Communists in all but name) eventually default to coercive forms of power, always!
Posted by: NoMoreBS   2022-09-02 12:39  

#3  Every state on the same grid as California will have hard choices ahead. Might be necessary to insist you only belong on the grid if you contribute an appropriate percentage of generating capacity.

Reliable capacity.
Posted by: M. Murcek   2022-09-02 10:22  

#2  Due to a rare energy emergency...

that will happen with increasing frequency as we resist any demands to increase supply.
Posted by: Procopius2k   2022-09-02 10:18  

#1  ...BEST PART: The reward for signing over control of your home to the power company was a one-time bonus of $100, plus $25...a year.

Mike
Posted by: MikeKozlowski   2022-09-02 10:06  

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