[Mariner]

Some laws cannot be broken.

The law of economics is one of them.

[The Duke]

He'll just do a Jimmy Carter and order that all thermostats be set to some minimum value. They won't be able to enforce for residential, but they will for commercial.

He could also order (and advertise) nominal increases in utility bills to encourage even the residential customers to crank up the thermostat.

[ProtectOurFreedom]

Laws of physics and thermodynamics are inviolable, too. He’s from the Obama School of Capacity Planning — “wave the magic wand...huh??”