New device on utility poles can adjust your thermostat

IStockAnalyst / York Daily Record ^ | Friday, March 25, 2011 | Teresa Ann Boeckel

[Gennie]

(Source: York Daily Record) By Teresa Ann Boeckel, York Daily Record, Pa.

March 25--YORK, Pa -- Dwight Rhine recently spotted additions to the utility poles in his Manchester Township neighborhood and wondered what was up.

A metal arm sticks out from the pole, and the object attached to it is partially blue.

It turns out that they are controllers for Met-Ed's energy saving program.

[Gennie]

Just voluntary...for now.

[Logical me]

Would be any shortage of energy if plants were allowed to be built using coal, natural gas, and good old safe nuclear.

[paulycy]

Plinking targets....

[JoeProBono]

[Dengar01]

This shouldn't be a shock to anyone.

I distinctly remember Obama claiming that we can't have our thermostats at 72 degrees.

I guess he wants us to live like third world hell holes to be green.

[NWFLConservative]

Paging Mr. Orwell....Mr. Orwell please pick up on the white phone.....Mr. Orwell, the white phone......

Is it 1984 yet?

[End Times Sentinel]

Just voluntary...for now.

But it's "for our own good"!

[concerned about politics]

We use fire wood and have natural gas tanks as a back up. We'll be nice and toasty warm.
Maybe this is why the Bible says to spread out. It's harder for Oboma to control us when we're not trapped in an inner city cage (freezing and starving to death).

[BenLurkin]

It’s “for the children”.

[Madame Dufarge]

Residents can save $40 a year

Wow, I guess 30-pieces of silver is too old fashioned.

Of course, if enough sheep sign up for this the utility company will be whining that their revenues are down and they need a rate increase.

[sasquatch]

for sale/trade:
Will trade saw and splitter for thermostat.

[WayneS]

“Old Device Can Destroy New Devices on Utility Poles from Distances Up to Several Hundred Yards”

[ccmay]

Plinking targets....

I'm guessing they wouldn't withstand an air rifle, much less a .22. Civil disobedience is a beautiful thing.

[Rebelbase]

Some of that housing looks like it would take a 3” magnum slug to damage.

[Rebelbase]

The left want’s housing to be a constitutional right, but cooling it to 72 isn’t.

[paulycy]

Civil disobedience

Kinetic neighborhood action.

[WayneS]

That’s actually already being done by Dominion Power in Virginia. I saw a story last night on NBC4 that mentioned reduced electrical consumption as one of the reasons cited by Dominion to justify a rate increase.

[murrie]

No kidding. This crap needs to be stopped ASAP. Yee gads!
This is creepy. We are Americans...we do not and will not put up with this crap.

[palmer]

natural gas tanks as a back up

Propane?

[poobear]

That looks like something deep in my garage.