That is completely wrong. The people fail to assess the situation correctly. TPTB control manufacturing by regulation, just show the man by going out and buying a toilet that uses five gallons of water to flush, I’ll wait. There is no law that it is illegal to have a five gallon flusher, but it is illegal to manufacture them.Did anybody think about the unintended consequences? The lead time for a whole house generator was 12 months and growing last time I checked. This idea will never be implemented, but if it were, one efficient commercial power plant would be replaced by tens of thousands of less efficient gas or propane generators.
At least it's a "dry heat"...I love the focus on Phoenix recently about how they have "been above 100* for 39 straight days!" Guess what? Their average temperature for May, June, July, August and September are 95, 105, 106, 104 and 100. Now... I'm not a climatologist or anything but that's at least 100 straight days of 100*+.
B-I-L's second (failed) marriage was in Tucson in mid-July. Wearing a full tux in 105* weather wasn't that bad in the shade. I'll take that heat over the 95 and 80% humidity every damn day.At least it's a "dry heat"...
Maybe, but I do realize things we thought were impossible 10 years ago are now reality.That is completely wrong. The people fail to assess the situation correctly. TPTB control manufacturing by regulation, just show the man by going out and buying a toilet that uses five gallons of water to flush, I’ll wait. There is no law that it is illegal to have a five gallon flusher, but it is illegal to manufacture them.
The line in red is normalcy bias, we are frogs in a pot of water and most folks are too comfortable to realize it is getting hot...
The truly rich will not suffer from blackouts. They wll have their own power generation back up and never know it happened. Even just a bank of batteries, inverters and solar panels to cover the few hours a day would be sufficientMaybe, but I do realize things we thought were impossible 10 years ago are now reality.
My reasoning on blackouts isn't that scheduled blackouts are so outrageous they wouldn't dare be implemented (they would be), but rather that they would affect all people equally and that's the problem. Rich and poor alike are connected to the grid. Regulations that diminish lifestyle are written so they can be avoided by people with money. The regulation might be debated but in the end, it would likely be something like a carbon tax on your home electrical consumption that passes. Whatever it is if you have enough money you'll have electricity.
Maybe, but I do realize things we thought were impossible 10 years ago are now reality.
My reasoning on blackouts isn't that scheduled blackouts are so outrageous they wouldn't dare be implemented (they would be), but rather that they would affect all people equally and that's the problem. Rich and poor alike are connected to the grid. Regulations that diminish lifestyle are written so they can be avoided by people with money. The regulation might be debated but in the end, it would likely be something like a carbon tax on your home electrical consumption that passes. Whatever it is if you have enough money you'll have electricity.
Did anybody think about the unintended consequences? The lead time for a whole house generator was 12 months and growing last time I checked. This idea will never be implemented, but if it were, one efficient commercial power plant would be replaced by tens of thousands of less efficient gas or propane generators.
The answer here is yes.....
So here is the question. Is this intentional, or did they not think it through?
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But as the cost of electricity rises, the wealth pyramid narrows and the available dance floor will eventually leave us all behind. Remember a million dollars in investable assets used to be considered a lot of money. Now, not so muchMaybe, but I do realize things we thought were impossible 10 years ago are now reality.
My reasoning on blackouts isn't that scheduled blackouts are so outrageous they wouldn't dare be implemented (they would be), but rather that they would affect all people equally and that's the problem. Rich and poor alike are connected to the grid. Regulations that diminish lifestyle are written so they can be avoided by people with money. The regulation might be debated but in the end, it would likely be something like a carbon tax on your home electrical consumption that passes. Whatever it is if you have enough money you'll have electricity.
This ^^^Considering the fact that they can remotely turn off your power when you don't pay your bill, they can VERY easily turn off large groups/areas that have already had the 'select few' weeded out, no problem