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Fox News Says Government Advising Good Thermostat Temperatures Is Akin to Communism (crooksandliars.com)

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Fox News and the entire GOP is so terrified of Mayor Zohran Mamdani's success that they are mocking him for asking New Yorkers to be careful with their thermostats during an extreme heat wave. This is the same advice Trump's Energy Department has suggested as well.

Not only do they look foolish, but they appear desperate in their efforts to smear and ridicule a popular political rival.

This morning on Fox and Friends, the three co-hosts were beside themselves that the mayor of New York City would ask residents to turn the thermostat higher to conserve energy so that there aren't any blackouts during this massive heat wave.

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[–] hemmes@lemmy.world 22 points 4 days ago (4 children)

Automatic temperature controls engineer here:

This is exactly what you want to do in a heat wave. It’s called load shedding.

78°F in 100°F weather is going to feel perfectly cool. You’ll prevent your equipment from breaking down faster and see a notable difference in your electric bill.

Fox morons - this is definitely a Gandalf-I’m-trying-to-help-you moment.

[–] Commuting4375@lemmy.world 5 points 3 days ago

No it does not feel perfectly cool for all of us. Sincerely, someone who was soaked in sweat in their own home due to high indoor temperatures like this all week.

[–] BradleyUffner@lemmy.world 4 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) (1 children)

78°F in 100°F weather is going to feel perfectly cool.

Only if I've been outside. For those staying inside it's going to feel pretty unpleasant.

It's still the best option though.

[–] hemmes@lemmy.world 1 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Have you tried setting your cooling to 78, or 76 with Eco mode on?

[–] BradleyUffner@lemmy.world 1 points 3 days ago (1 children)

I'm at 75, and it's really the limit of what I can stand. Occasionally I have to lower it to 73 for an hour or so to pull some of the humidity out of the air.

[–] hemmes@lemmy.world 1 points 2 days ago

If your AC doesn’t already have a dry mode, yea. Set the unit to 72-74°F with the fan on low for an hour or so (eco off) to pull out some moisture.

[–] schipelblorp@sh.itjust.works 4 points 4 days ago (2 children)

What business is it of yours what I do with my own thermostat?!

[–] schipelblorp@sh.itjust.works 3 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago)

I think you've set the thermostat at 65 degrees for quite long enough, Bilbo.

[–] Sylvartas@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 3 days ago (1 children)

It's not. But if we all think that way, the grid might not like it, and turn it into everyone's problem

[–] schipelblorp@sh.itjust.works 4 points 3 days ago

True!

We're also referencing Lord of the Rings, specifically:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Yy0pPTrHlk

[–] dream_weasel@sh.itjust.works 2 points 3 days ago

It will feel perfectly cool if you repeatedly transition from outdoors to indoors.

That being said, I'm a pragmatist and 78 inside feels a shitload better than 94 inside.