GA Republicans call energy saving 'communist.' What Georgia Power says

[Dulcinea]

(USA Today) If you've been outside in North Georgia over the past couple weeks, you know it's been hot — really hot.

A heat dome settled over the region last week, reaching up the eastern seaboard all the way to New York City, prompting the city's mayor, Zohran Mamdani, to ask residents to keep their home temperature set at 78 degrees to ease the burden on the electrical grid.

"New York: it's hot out there, and the power grid is working overtime to keep us cool. Set your AC to 78 degrees, turn off lights/electronics you're not using, and unplug what you can," Mamdani said in a post on X. "A stable grid means the AC stays on, and lives are saved. Let's ease demand — and get through the heat — together."

The message was met with significant pushback from city residents, as well as politicians across the country, including here in Georgia. Congressman Clay Fuller called the idea "communist," while Republican gubernatorial candidate Rick Jackson said he wouldn't "force" that kind of action in Georgia.

https://www.yahoo.com/news/politics/articles/ga-republicans-call-energy-saving-140525509.html

[mwmisses4289]

1. We generally keep our AC at about 76 in summer-

we don't do well if we set it above that. We also have ceiling fans in most of the rooms in the house, and they help our ac not run as often, and still stay comfortable.

Edited to add- anyone who grew up during the oil embargo of the 1970's was already doing these things anyway, due to the electric companies using every excuse they could think of to raise rates (as they still do!).

[Dulcinea]

2. I live in Georgia.

We keep our house at 78 during the day, 76 at night during the summer. The electric bills are outrageous otherwise.