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California utility PG&E is piloting two devices that strategically throttle power use so that new EVs and heat pumps don’t mean costly home and grid upgrades. (www.canarymedia.com)
submitted 8 months ago by to c/energy@slrpnk.net
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[–] 18 points 8 months ago* (2 children)

Your neighborhood is using more power as time goes on, so instead of updating your power grid with the funds you've been shoveling into our pockets; we're just going to shut off half your stuff for you. No, you're not getting a lower bill either; in fact, we're going to bill you extra for the privilege of using power during 'peak' hours (you know, when everyone is awake and using power as expected).

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  • [–] 12 points 8 months ago

    The fact that PG&E, a monopolistic utility, is a private for-profit company is a fucking travesty. Their intentional criminal negligence has killed hundreds of people and poisoned thousands more for the profit of their shareholders while simultaneously and perpetually worsening things for their customers. It should have been nationalized and its entire C-suite and board guillotined decades ago.

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    • [–] 8 points 8 months ago

    Does the throttling also happen to data centers?

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    [–] 2 points 8 months ago

    PG&E really is the worst

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