And there was much rejoicing. I can think of one use case: reaction to dynamic pricing of electricity. One could imagine (for example) an energy intensive app

And there was much rejoicing. I can think of one use case: reaction to dynamic pricing of electricity. One could imagine (for example) an energy intensive appliance that would delay operation if energy were suddenly more expensive. This might just need the appliance to be able to connect to some home control hub, not to the internet by itself.