Hedges
I See Electromagnetic Fields!
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Could work.
The fix to grid issues we were having this past week would be simple smarts incorporated into A/C thermostats.
In that case, the A/C is already there, and either replacing thermostats with automatic setback thermostats controlled by pager, or simply a pager interrupting the control wire, is all that's needed.
But it ain't happened yet. Not on the scale needed to put a dent in consumption.
Tesla is probably in a position to do it. With an over-the-air software update. In that case, control would be via their radio link not pager. Maybe could observe line frequency and respond to that. Grid-support backfeed would be an additional feature, but doubt their standard hardware could support. Also need to ensure individual driving (charging) needs are met.
The fix to grid issues we were having this past week would be simple smarts incorporated into A/C thermostats.
In that case, the A/C is already there, and either replacing thermostats with automatic setback thermostats controlled by pager, or simply a pager interrupting the control wire, is all that's needed.
But it ain't happened yet. Not on the scale needed to put a dent in consumption.
Tesla is probably in a position to do it. With an over-the-air software update. In that case, control would be via their radio link not pager. Maybe could observe line frequency and respond to that. Grid-support backfeed would be an additional feature, but doubt their standard hardware could support. Also need to ensure individual driving (charging) needs are met.