California seeks thermostat monitoring and control Options

[Hartmann]

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/01/11/us/11con...0mR6wWDVHznsAQA

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I know they have energy problems but that's their fault, what they need is a giant sign on the California border saying "No more f'ers can live here".

[impala454]

This isn't about safety, it's about government control. Throw me into the foil hat group with Lance if you must, but they'll put this in under the guise of safety and then use it as some "wonderful" new California greenie bill and want everyone else to follow suit. If they really wanted to monitor this stuff and be able to shut off certain people for safety, they can already do it. If you don't pay your elec bill, you get shut off, it doesn't take that much more for someone to look at how much electricity you use. Your HVAC determines 80% of your electric bill anyways.

[FORSAKENR320]

This isn't about safety, it's about government control. Throw me into the foil hat group with Lance if you must, but they'll put this in under the guise of safety and then use it as some "wonderful" new California greenie bill and want everyone else to follow suit. If they really wanted to monitor this stuff and be able to shut off certain people for safety, they can already do it. If you don't pay your elec bill, you get shut off, it doesn't take that much more for someone to look at how much electricity you use. Your HVAC determines 80% of your electric bill anyways.

thats a good point that everyone is forgetting... those people that run thier AC on 50 usually are paying to be able to do so.


unless california is loaded with apartments like mine.... which do not have to pay for any of their bills, including air conditioner...

[Psykopath]

thats a good point that everyone is forgetting... those people that run thier AC on 50 usually are paying to be able to do so.
unless california is loaded with apartments like mine.... which do not have to pay for any of their bills, including air conditioner...

But you're still wasting energy, is also the point.

There is no need to run an AC at 50 in the winter. Nor is their any reason to nail shut a 2nd floor window.