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2022-09-02 Government Corruption

It's happening: Denver residents lose control of thermostats to fight energy crisis

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Posted by Besoeker 2022-09-02 09:01|| || Front Page|| [6 views ] Top

#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|| 2022-09-02 10:06|| Front Page Top

#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|| 2022-09-02 10:18|| Front Page Top

#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|| 2022-09-02 10:22|| Front Page Top

#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|| 2022-09-02 12:39|| Front Page Top

#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|| 2022-09-02 12:45|| Front Page Top

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