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PawBandito t1_j1mb5ud wrote

What is the point of this post besides virtue signaling or complaining?

It was very cold out and the grid was at risk of having issues so they asked everyone to dial back their usage if possible.

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Feedyourbrain t1_j1progf wrote

It's not an atypical ask.

I work for a commercial HVAC contractor. The large buildings in the city ( condos and what not) have dual fire boilers that can run off electricity or oil.

It's very common for the city to put a call in to these buildings to switch the boilers over to oil to conserve electricity during cold spells like this. Our company spent this past week checking all the dual fire boilers we have to make sure they will run in oil.

They take this very seriously and if a building doesn't switch over, there's heavy fines.

Been this way for at least the past 10 years.

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Fiesta412 t1_j1r01al wrote

Shhhh. Stop that. People dont want educated about things that are facts that they can't use to prove their own agenda.

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satan_on_shoulder t1_j1oqu5z wrote

I think the point is, do you think they asked major corporations to cut back on their usage? Did the threaten to intermittently cut their electricity to force compliance?

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PawBandito t1_j1q3d38 wrote

Yeah they most certainly did ask them lol.

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satan_on_shoulder t1_j1q5339 wrote

Is there a source for that other than your words? Also, did they threaten to simply cut power if there wasn't compliance?

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PawBandito t1_j1qh6bn wrote

I own a small business and we were asked and have friends who are in upper management for big corps who also received the same email.

It was a boiler plate email sent out to ALL accounts, not just residential.

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satan_on_shoulder t1_j1qor3r wrote

Wasn't sent to all, I didn't receive one. No one that I know has received one either.

So, it seems as if you're spewing some BS you've seen online. Then attempting to label it as fact rather than giving any evidence to support your claim.

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PawBandito t1_j1qp3yz wrote

I'd suggest you update your email with MetEd then? I'm done discussing this with you, have a great new years eve & new year itself.

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