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Actually, it said that it would be safe, intermittent and short. A 12 hour block, that I cannot override in a emergency is none of those things. source - live

• throw827474737 4y ago
  Can you detail the emergency please? Do you guys realize that the alternative to things like this soon may be a blackout with much harsher consequences at some point? Soon we won't have those fixed prize contracts anymore anyway, and it is then again up to your full control to spend your full month salary for AC on a hot day in crisis times..
  • InTheArena 4y ago
    Yes, which is why I am working on getting solar added to the house, and go as much off the grid as possible.
  • dbsights 4y ago
    Come on, the choice isn't just between conservation and blackouts.. This is only an issue because we sacrificed the reliability of the power grid for 'green' technologies. Forget enforced conservation or blackouts, I choose a reliable power grid, obviously, and that means ditching worthless renewables and building out proven technology.
  • locutous 4y ago
    > Can you detail the emergency please? People who are sensitive to heat may need to cool down and 78 deg may not be cool enough. My wife is particularly sensitive to heat, as in hospitalization is possible if she gets over heated for too long. She very easily triggers heat stroke symptoms. And some days in the summer it's "run the AC full blast" whatever the temperature is set at. Sometimes that's even when we are down to 73 thermostat temp. Usually not that low but it has happened. 78 is frequently enough, but not always, many factors are involved. I won't touch this tech with a 10 foot pole. We require full control of the environmental controls.