‘Dark winter’ could bring utilities controlling your thermostat

The Hill ^ | 9/14/2022 | Kristin Tate

[therightliveswithus]

It's just beginning

[unixfox]

Just replace the thermostat. Tell the electric company to pound sand.

[DannyTN]

Only if you agree to give the utility control of your thermostat. They can’t just take over any smart device.

[Boogieman]

Utility companies will soon learn that if they turn down the thermostat, people will just plug in space heaters, or in the neighborhoods where they can’t afford space heaters, they’ll turn on the stove. Attempts to artificially control these things will not only not work, they will just lead to an even more inefficient use of existing resources.

[vivenne]

No, it’s the outside meter that they can shut off. The power company changed all meters in our neighborhood years ago to “Smart” meters for this very reason.

[Antoninus]

So let me get this straight -- this is the second "dark winter" in a row. Is that what I'm hearing from the losers who claim to run this country?

At some point, average people are really going to get fed up with this crap.

[unixfox]

Ok, I see. What a cluster.

[Gen.Blather]

Last time I bought a dumb thermostat at Lowes it cost $25. Find out if you have a heat pump so you get the right kne.
Photograph the smart thermostat’s wiring. Look up a video on YouTube and use the same color wiring as directed. Set the thermostat wherever you want it.

[rktman]

Yeah, NVEnergy keeps pushing internet connected thermostats to its customers. Like the vax, we choose not to play.

[BenLurkin]

[rlmorel]

I won’t do it until they force me to.

In my state, I doubt it will be long before they do that.

And digital currency.

And Electric Cars.

I hope I am dead before this all comes down.

[SoConPubbie]

Surprising article from “The Hill”.

[ConservativeInPA]

Exactly how do they install a new thermostat? A friend want to know so he can reload the correct ammo.

[hinckley buzzard]

They can’t just take over any smart device.

Not yet.

[digger48]

I’ve got about 75 12”-30” hardwood logs that are curing for this and the next couple of years

Cold, I won’t be

[MeanWestTexan]

I was temporarily in a “smart” office where I couldn’t control the temperature beyond a certain range.

I resolved the situation by moving a lamp with an incandescent light bulb and a strategically-placed magazine next to the thermostat.

[crusty old prospector]

Mother Gaia won’t appreciate your carbon footprint.

[metmom]

Not mine…..

[metmom]

It’s like the new washing machines that don’t fill the drum as high with water to save water, so people will just do more smaller loads.

Idiots run this country.

[crusty old prospector]

I like the way you think. I wished I would have thought of that.