Re: Politicians and energy policy

On May 26, 10:23 pm, Spehro Pefhany
<speffS...@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
On Mon, 26 May 2008 20:06:47 -0400, the renowned krw

I might consider it it returned more than the nominal rate and the
hours of peak demand were when I wasn't usually home. Otherwise, I
don't see the advantage, and it's a bit creepy.

Actually, I am not so sure we have any say in the matter. When I was
a kid, 1984 was still in the future and the book was still somewhat
futuristic. I remember that the "third" country of Oceana was
basically where the "Pacific Rim" is now. So Orwell had some degree
of vision in his writing. The cell phones most of us carry (even I
got one the other day) can provide info on our whereabouts at all
times (do they ever "really" turn off???) and many of our actions can
be tracked in real time via our use of credit cards.

So it may well be inevitable that Big Brother will be in control of
our thermostats. I actually had this once. I was in an apartment
that had been chopped out of a fairly large residence. I was never
able to get much heat by adjusting the thermostat. Turns out it was
just a wall decoration and the only thermostat was in their part of
the house. It was not a good feeling to have no control over my
comfort.
.

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