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Taking Heat
California withdraws proposal to potentially override private thermostats |
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16 Jan 2008 |
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| Posted at 9:55 AM on 16 Jan 2008 Strenuous public objection has forced the California Energy Commission to withdraw a proposal that new buildings in the state have radio-controlled thermostats that would allow utilities to override customers' temperature settings in the case of a power emergency. Some saw the plan as way too Big Brother; energy commission member Arthur Rosenfeld described it as minor private s ... |
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| Topics: California, electricity grid, energy, news (all these topics) |
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