I think a lot of FReepers don’t understand how the utility peak loads have to be accounted for and the facility costs they incur.
I retired from a plant that was one of the top 5 juice users in Indianapolis, on hot summer afternoons the utility would always have to limit our power.
I generally turn my a/c up to 85 if the outside temp is over 95. Even in a fairly modern home the thing would stay on all the time in the afternoon. I usually line dry clothes in the summer too. The dryer costs money. Outside in the deep south in August is free!
Can’t understand the peeps that keep the a/c on 72. They’ve got way more money than we do that’s for sure. I’m not into subsidizing boondoggles at the local utility company.