[ale] [OT] Load Control Switch

[Lightner, Jeff]

If you're "understanding" isn't based in a written agreement then it
isn't much better than other's "opinions" and likely will lead you into
some dissatisfaction later.

 

If enough people sign up for this kind of thing I suspect they'll be
able to force the rest of us to accept them.   I doubt this has been
around long enough for "experience" to really tell what it will be like
once most people have them.   One recalls the rolling blackouts suffered
by Californians a few years back mainly due to manipulation of energy
prices by Enron and its special purpose entities.

 

Trying to get folks on ALE not to offer "opinions" you don't want is
wasted effort and is more apt to garner you additional responses you
don't want.

 

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From: ale-bounces at ale.org [mailto:ale-bounces at ale.org] On Behalf Of
Michael Potter
Sent: Wednesday, April 13, 2011 9:41 AM
To: Atlanta Linux Enthusiasts
Subject: Re: [ale] [OT] Load Control Switch

 

 

On Wed, Apr 13, 2011 at 9:36 AM, Geoffrey Myers
<lists at serioustechnology.com> wrote:

Lightner, Jeff wrote:
> It would be nice if the idea behind this were to actually prevent
> non-working devices from using load but it isn't.   The idea is to
allow
> the electric company to decide who gets what power when there is peak
> demand.

 

They get to control it within limits.  My understanding is that they
will turn it off for no more than half hour.  And will leave it on for
half hour before turning it off.   I am interested in hearing from
someone who actually has one of these and has an opinion based on
experience.

 

	 

	And they want YOU to pay them $36 so they can reduce your
comfort...

	 

 

It is an incentive to allow them to install it.  They pay me $36 per
unit.  There is no direct cost to me.  I am concerned what the indirect
costs might be from someone with experience on the topic.

 

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