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Nanny State Test: Company Locks Thermostats of 22K Customers, Cites 'Energy Emergency'"Normally, when we see a message like that, we're able to override it. In this case, we weren't..."
But for some 22,000 Xcel Energy customers in Colorado who wanted to be a little more comfortable on Tuesday when the thermometer was pegged at 90+ degrees, a bizarre message flashed on their thermostats indicating they'd lost the ability to control the temperature in their own homes. According to KMGH-TV, "Energy Emergency" was part of the message that flashed on thermostats as temperatures skyrocketed and Xcel customers desperately tried to crank the A/C. "Temperature locked temporarily during energy emergency. Due to a rare energy emergency that may affect the local energy grid, your temperature slider has been changed from 8:00 pm – 8:00 pm because you enrolled in a Community Energy Savings Program," the full message read. However, customers enrolled in the otherwise innocent-sounding "program," like Tony Talarico, had absolutely no idea they could lose full control of the ability to cool down their house during a nasty heat wave. "Normally, when we see a message like that, we're able to override it," Talarico said, according to KMGH-TV. "In this case, we weren't"... Subscribe for free to Breaking Christian News here Continue reading here. 
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