California Leads the Way … Unfortunately
Jimmy Carter regulated the temperature of public buildings. The state of California is preparing to regulate the temperature of private homes. Really.
Explains columnist Jonah Goldberg:
California is proposing revisions to its housing code that would require all new or remodeled homes to have a “programmable communicating thermostat.” Equipped with special “nonremovable” FM radio receivers, these devices would allow state power authorities to set the temperature in your home as they see fit. Ostensibly to manage demand during “price events” and other “emergencies,” you would basically cede control of your home’s heating and air conditioning to the state (when and if state officials wanted to exercise it).
What will they think of next? Don’t ask! I’m sure they will inform us soon enough, when they think we need to know.