I sometimes wonder if all these "smart" devices are really all that smart. Think about it for a moment...
I've got old thermostats, really old, no digital read for temp, setting...new "smart" IP enabled thermostats might be handy, but they are going to use energy just displaying, processing, otherwise handling all that data, right? Same with "smart meters".
And what about people living in "rural" areas, you know, with dialup only...is the theremostat or meter going to initiate a dialup connection every 15 minutes???
Then you have some people saying to unplug all devices when not in use, everything, televisions, radios, toasters, wall-wart chargers, clocks...is this really a workable solution? How much time would I spend resetting all the timers on various devices?
I'm not convinced these ideas are "consumer friendly".
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