If they try to implement this we will be reduced to going back to "swamp coolers" (Yes, they still work in normally dry West Texas)
Sign, if we ignore it, will it go away.
Remember when they outlawed Edison's light bulb?
And now that “smart houses” exist they will know when you’ve disobeyed their energy edict and send you a fine. Watch and see.
Heck, even Jimmy Carter let us keep the daytime thermostat at 78 during summer.
Molon labe. And kiss my ass.
That was a lot easier than ripping out everyone’s central air or stealing all of their window and portable ACs :)
And see what republican EVER gets elected again if they wanted to monitor ALL of our thermostats.
But you’re right, in 10 to 20 years all of these will be gone and if they set standards for ACs to blow no lower than 82, that would do it.
And there would be NO REASON to buy it in HUGE SWATHS of the country.
There’s not something REPLACING it, like the light bulb, that some companies could make a fortune off of.
This will STOP sales in their TRACKS.
Why would I get an AC for the 40 days it’s above 88 in NY every year?
Why should I use electric heat to warm my house up in the summer? My air conditioner is an open window.
This is what’s coming if we ever elect this crowd. A lot of the newer thermostats are wi-fi capable and it’s not totally crazy to predict that the government will insist on having access to our thermostats and taxing us extra for not having it set to the “approved” temperature.
Except for themselves, of course.
See post 2 for prophecy.
If it’s on 82, I won’t be sleeping.
Can’t wait wit to see the recommended temperature in the winter....
The only idea I liked was to knock off mowing the grass.
82 degrees might be ok as a sleeping temperature IF that is the heat index (”feels like”) temperature.
In areas like mine, of often high (stifling) humidity, we’ll be taking showers 3-4 times a day, under these “Standards”. So much for conservation.
I’ve been down that road, President Carter. Stay away from my thermostat and my gas pedal.
The answer? Vote for real conservatives.
Got to be a misprint. 78/82 is insane hot in the house. When it reaches 70 indoors, in winter, I’m baking. As it is, when the bill arrives, I’m steaming. :(
Yeah thanks but no, I’ll keep it at 68 overnight.
If it ever came to “smart” regulation just keep a small heater under the thermostat, it won’t shut off.
I didn’t want the power comp to put in a smart meter on my home but they did anyway.
I guess this article shows what they are going to set my Temp to in the near future no matter want my wife and I want it to be!
We’ll return these northern liberals the favor: No winter heat settings above 55 degrees.
Ewww! House-i-tosis!
These guys crack me up. They are the boy who cried wolf. They have nothing, and their arguments are hollow. There is no bogey man. There is no wolf. They can say it all they want.
They are the crazy guy yelling at demons on the street corner.
Thanks to “smart” meters they can simply cut your power when they think you’ve used enough.
“Smart” thermostats are likely to be part of the building code now.