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re: Proposed bill would give utility companies control of customer thermostats
Posted on 9/7/25 at 10:56 am to WildcatMike
Posted on 9/7/25 at 10:56 am to WildcatMike
Good
I used to run the ac during the summer but I lost 10 pounds and never get hot anymore
Can’t imagine how much some of yall need to run ac
I used to run the ac during the summer but I lost 10 pounds and never get hot anymore
Can’t imagine how much some of yall need to run ac
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Posted on 9/7/25 at 11:09 am to yaherrdme
Only counts if your silly butt went to solar and wind. To account for the stupidity, you need to control the masses.
Posted on 9/7/25 at 11:12 am to Mid Iowa Tiger
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I just moved to Ohio. Utility costs up here are outrageous. Most expensive electricity I’ve ever seen.
Hmmm
Side note: Having to move back to the midwest is a recurring nightmare for me.
This post was edited on 9/7/25 at 11:13 am
Posted on 9/7/25 at 11:28 am to Joshjrn
Ours is set and that's where it stays. Zero reason for mine to connected to wifi.
Wanna get me pissed off, change the thermostat lol.
Wanna get me pissed off, change the thermostat lol.
Posted on 9/7/25 at 11:30 am to WildcatMike
Ahhh......the technology of convenience will hang every one of us. Or, at least make us hot and sweaty.
Posted on 9/7/25 at 11:32 am to TigahTeeth
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Like Spain. Yeesh!
China too. When I was over there in November I froze my dick off and in May sweated my arse off. They didn’t allow you to turn on the heat until the end of November and air the end of May. We absolutely can’t let this happen.
Posted on 9/7/25 at 11:32 am to WildcatMike
This is how you create a revolution
Posted on 9/7/25 at 11:52 am to NorCali
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As opposed to rolling blackouts?
The issue isn’t oversight. The issue is lack of energy production and inability to build anything to upgrade the grid due to “environmental impacts”.
We give government more of our money than at any other point in our history. Yet, everything is still crumbling and falling down around our ears. On average, state for state, around 15-20% of people work for government at some level, Local, State, or Federal. That does not include people employed by companies who exist on government contracts.
We are, as a people, beholden to the government like no other time in our history. It takes more of our money, it employs more of us, and it seems to be doing less and less for us as the years go on. Fun times are ahead!
Posted on 9/7/25 at 11:56 am to WildcatMike
I guess tuning thermostats will become the next big thing.
Posted on 9/7/25 at 11:58 am to WildcatMike
So, just an fyi, like all demand response programs, this one would be voluntary. You don’t have to sign up for it. For various reasons, including safety, a participant in the program can override any change the energy company makes to the demand response enabled product. The bill is to allow the energy companies the ability to offer the program. It is not a bill to authorize energy companies the ability to override your stat without your consent. An energy company would get sued immediately if they adjusted anything in your home without consent.
To the posters that are scared of smart home devices, a smart thermostat can dramatically lower your electric usage. Dumb stats are for dumb people. In fact, you decrease the life expectancy of your a/c system by not using smart thermostats. But, don’t worry, Mr. A/C man will gladly take your money as well. You’re losing money each month to utilities and costing yourself repairs quicker.
ETA: I won’t sign up for the demand response programs. I’ll ride out a blackout or brownout first.
To the posters that are scared of smart home devices, a smart thermostat can dramatically lower your electric usage. Dumb stats are for dumb people. In fact, you decrease the life expectancy of your a/c system by not using smart thermostats. But, don’t worry, Mr. A/C man will gladly take your money as well. You’re losing money each month to utilities and costing yourself repairs quicker.
ETA: I won’t sign up for the demand response programs. I’ll ride out a blackout or brownout first.
This post was edited on 9/7/25 at 12:01 pm
Posted on 9/7/25 at 11:59 am to WildcatMike
Maybe they should be able to do that in Section 8 housing, but not my house. 
Posted on 9/7/25 at 12:02 pm to WildcatMike
Sounds like an episode of black mirror. I will happily install a bypass switch if they did that shite where I live.
Posted on 9/7/25 at 12:03 pm to soccerfüt
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And it will also allow the Power Company to control when you can cook your insect meals.
Posted on 9/7/25 at 12:10 pm to Tr33fiddy
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Ours is set and that's where it stays. Zero reason for mine to connected to wifi. Wanna get me pissed off, change the thermostat lol.
Hold up, you sleep with the thermostat on the same temperature you set it to during the day?
Posted on 9/7/25 at 12:28 pm to WildcatMike
If you have a smart meter on your home they already set you up for this
Posted on 9/7/25 at 12:44 pm to WildcatMike
My house only has window units so good luck big bro, lol. Im staying cool
Posted on 9/7/25 at 12:49 pm to WildcatMike
I know how to change a thermostat, and probably leave them with the impression that they have control.
Posted on 9/7/25 at 12:56 pm to TheHarahanian
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know how to change a thermostat, and probably leave them with the impression that they have control
Seriously. This story is stupid. I have at least two manual thermostats sitting in my garage. I'll just swap it back. frick them.
Posted on 9/7/25 at 1:37 pm to Oates Mustache
quote:People don't like to read and want a boogeyman.
This story is stupid.
Posted on 9/7/25 at 1:44 pm to Joshjrn
Until it creeps into control no matter what.
I learned at a very young age that people will keep taking and taking and taking as long as you let them. One of the pros of growing up around junkie family members.
I learned at a very young age that people will keep taking and taking and taking as long as you let them. One of the pros of growing up around junkie family members.
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