Big Brother

[ErikEst]

most ridiculous idea i have ever heard!

switching off thousands thermostat operated devises creates even bigger spike when all switched off appliances suddenly will start again more or less simultaneously! there will be snow ball effect. more spikes shut more appliances down and when they start again all together there will be even bigger spike!

that is why after big black outs they switching on power gradually one substation after another. because lot of switches remain in "on" position and thousands of devices will start simultaneously.

instead they should stimulate industrial consumers to save energy by using it more effectively.
total idiocy.

but luckily those chips can be easily bypassed