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Please clarify: Are ubiquitous rolling power cuts in winter one of the measures that are less painful than people think?

• ggm 5y ago
  They're more painful than "turn off those lights and turn down the heater" but the point is, less people die than you'd think. If you want to force the issue, there's more ways out than just buying Nordstream 2. It was demand management at scale. Modern demand management is ringing up a shopping centre and offering them a discount to pull back on their AirCon and heating. Or, classic UK controlled-suppply for domestic hot water which is routinely used to manage load and shed load. Economists modelled how giving people free jerseys and gloves would work compared to insulation. You need to understand these things. The problem isn't that they don't work: They actually work pretty well. The problem is that people hate drafts, and wearing a sloppy joe inside the house doesn't stop your window causing drafts. Tell me, do you always ask rhetorical questions? Does it work? Do you always get the answer you expect? What number am I thinking of? Oh wait.. thats wordle...
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