[TexasGator]

“Theirs were the FIRST homes to have a/c cut off, during the “historic” heat wave, IIRC.”

They weren’t cut off. They were reset to a higher temperature.

[Jane Long]

Locked out = turned off, govt tool …..they weren’t able to control THEIR OWN THERMOSTATS….

Colorado utility company locks 22,000 thermostats in 90 degree weather due to ‘energy emergency’

…. Thousands of utility company customers in Colorado were locked out of changing their thermostats due to an “energy emergency,” sparking outrage that spilled onto social media.

Xcel Energy, a utility company based in Minneapolis, Minnesota, confirmed that 22,000 customers in the Denver, Colorado area who were signed up for the Colorado AC Rewards program were locked out of their thermostats for several hours on Tuesday, KMGH-TV reported.

Tony Talarico, an Xcel Energy customer in Arvada, Colorado, told KMGH-TV that he attempted to turn up the air conditioning as temperatures creeped into the 90s on Tuesday but was greeted with a message from this thermostat declaring an “energy emergency” and prevented from turning the …

https://www.foxbusiness.com/politics/colorado-utility-company-locks-22000-thermostats-in-90-degree-weather-due-energy-emergency

But, you WOULD defend the leftists, AGAIN, “Texas” gator.

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