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Here in San Antonio (CPS is our sole provider) we get emails asking us to reduce our use during peak hours on high demand days like today.

Not sure how well it works, but they send out another email letting us know how we did compared to similarly sized houses in my area.

If demand goes over the edge, they will start doing rolling black outs.

"A message from CPS Energy"

I haven't paid much attention to them. Perhaps they should put a threat level code in the subject line.

Green = Go about your day

Yellow = Don't use your big appliances or hot water as much

Orange = Yellow, plus turn the thermostat to 80 and keep the doors closed

Red = Bitcoin mines offline. All buildings shut down ancillary consumption. A/C in common spaces set to 85. Prepare to roll blackouts.

> Red = Bitcoin mines offline.

We're at a point in time where I can't even tell if this is a joke or not.

it's a thing.