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To: Tenchusatsu who wrote (524604)	10/30/2009 12:19:50 PM
From: bentway	1 Recommendation Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1588449

" I've got one on my air conditioner, but I chose to get it installed, and it's only controlled by Southern California Edison." Which is a feature of the idea. Consumer choice. You could have chosen NOT to get it installed, and simply pay the much higher rates during peak hours. That's the PLAN - force those that CHOOSE to pay to PAY. Then, you go straight to extreme right wingnut fantasy fear-mongering.

To: Tenchusatsu who wrote (524604)	10/30/2009 4:47:28 PM
From: tejek	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 1588449

Imagine a central power grid controlled by a federal agency that regulates power delivery at the endpoint itself. They'll shut down some of your appliances during the summer when, for example, Californians are running the air conditioner full blast. Or the winds just aren't blowing across the wind farms T. Boone Pickens wants to build. Sounds too much like a wacky right-wing conspiracy theory? Not really........CA tends to exceed capacity during the summer pretty consistently these days, threatening to bring down the entire western grid. So what would you prefer....having some of your appliances turned off, or the enter western grid collapsing for an extended period of time? I bet the former sounds like socialism to you and the latter good ole capitalism. AMIRITE?