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If you decided not to pay for the power when you saw the price was high, wouldn't it turn off? How would you know when the price was low enough to turn back on?
by saghm 6y ago
If you decided not to pay for the power when you saw the price was high, wouldn't it turn off? How would you know when the price was low enough to turn back on?
- gruez 6y agobatteries? amazon used to sell kindles with 3g connection, which had battery life of "up to 8 weeks". It's not too hard to imagine a similar device with battery life of a week at least. text alerts would also work.
- shalmanese 6y agoWhat happens if the cell towers are down? As can often happen during a power emergency.
- gruez 6y agoThe person can make their own decision. It's balmy outside and the cell connection cuts out? Probably a network issue or terrorist attack, neither of which should affect electricity prices. On the other hand if it's been unusually cold for the past week and it cuts out, you probably should keep an eye on your electricity usage. Although in extreme weather events it's usually the electricity that goes out first, not the cell connection, because the latter tends to have battery backups.
- wmf 6y agoThe price isn't transmitted over the power lines; you use an app to check prices over the Internet.