…. 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 …
But, you WOULD defend the leftists, AGAIN, “Texas” gator.
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“Locked out = turned off”
No. The thermostats and A/C were not turned off. Both were still operating.
Per your link the thermostats were reset to 78. A while back my A/C failed.
We noticed that we were not getting uncomfortable till temperatures starting going above 80.
Here, if outdoor temperature is 78 we consider it to be a cool day.
Nothing that can’t be remedied with a screwdriver, a spare old-style thermostat, a little electrical knowledge, and about 20 minutes. Though I concede that very few people could swap out a thermostat these days, even a simple “heat-only” one.