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No, we are long over designing systems for the worst case. This is what got us where we are today. The smart grid is about keeping grandmother alive tonight while drying your clothes during the light cycle tomorrow.

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And pray that worst case scenarios don't happen.

Most people work during the light cycle.

Would this smart grid require that people only ever wash clothes on days they don't work?

The desire to be able to do whatever you what, when you want, is part of how we got to this climate-changing situation in the first place.

Good luck winning elections with that.

You can wash clothes while you're not there. It's even possible to schedule the washing so that it's done near the end of the light cycle so they don't sit in the machine for long after they are clean.

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