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Arizona Trialing System That Lets Utility System Control Home A/Cs

Posted by timothy on from the so-you-preferred-the-brownouts-sir dept.

AzTechGuy writes "Arizona Public Service Co., Arizona's largest power company, is implementing a test program that would put customers' thermostats under their control to help balance power needs during critical peak usage times. APS will be able to remote control the customers' thermostats to control power draw from their A/C when there is a critical power transmission issue on the grid. Customers will be able to override these settings if they desire."

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  1. *yawn* by Manuka · · Score: 0, Redundant

    Kansas City Power & Light has been doing this since 2007.

  2. Re:Since customers can override the system.... by timeOday · · Score: 0, Redundant
    It's about handling overloads gracefully instead of failing catastrophically.

    But I would rather have a "smart grid" that tells my thermostat how much power is costing right now, and I decide when enough is enough.