Don't Touch That Thermostat!

The Governator and the State Legislators in California have plans to take over many parts of our lives, including control of our home thermostats:

California utilities would control the temperature of new homes and commercial buildings in emergencies with a radio-controlled thermostat, under a proposed state update to building energy efficiency standards.

Customers could not override the thermostats during “emergency events,” according to the proposal, part of a 236-page revision to building standards. The document is scheduled to be considered by the California Energy Commission, a state agency, on Jan. 30.

The description does not provide any exception for health or safety concerns. It also does not define what are “emergency events.”

So, if the Governator declares global warming to be an "emergency event", he could order utilities to start controlling the temperature in your home or business.


They'll get my thermostat when they pry my hot sweaty hands off of it.