Richard B
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It is Obama, and the environmentalist . If we allow remote monitoring control. How long will it be before government mandates it under the guise of Global Warming. There was talk about having one thermostats controlled by the power company some time ago. They will be able to set minim and maximum temps. |
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fireflier
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| In various places, power companies can already do this--on a voluntary basis. They give the customer a credit each month for being part of that program. They're free to opt-out.
Some utilities have a similar program that controls water heaters instead of or in addition to HVAC at peak times.
It has nothing to do with environmentalists. It's purely economics and reducing demand during peak periods.
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TKJunkMail
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said by Richard B  :It is Obama, and the environmentalist . If we allow remote monitoring control. How long will it be before government mandates it under the guise of Global Warming. There was talk about having one thermostats controlled by the power company some time ago. They will be able to set minim and maximum temps. And that is still a very real possibility down the road if the enviro-wackos(led by Al Gore) get the EPA to be even more intrusive than it is now.
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NetAdmin
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Great, another conspiracy theorist...  |
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ropeguru
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join:2001-01-25
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Wasn't that already tried in CA where there was a push to have all new thermostats setup so that the power company could control them?? I heard rumblings about this trying to get passed but never heard the outcome. |
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fiberguy
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Not a conspiracy theorist, rather, just a kook.. there is a difference.  |
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Decatur, GA
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Enviro-wachos? Sounds like a comment from somebody with a carbon footprint the size of China, and for who it will require legislation to force you to stop leaving a path of scorched earth behind you everywhere you go.
If the enviro-slackers would just do their small part to be more environmentally friendly, government legislation wouldn't be required to make you do it. |
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