Turn off the lights on Broadway. Shut down the glow in Times Square. If you really want to conserve power, maybe start with the buildings blasting neon ads into the night sky 24/7.
We’re being told to keep our air conditioners at 78 degrees to help the grid out.
Look, I’m not telling anybody how to spend their money or run their lights. That’s their business. But I also don’t want to hear how I’m personally responsible for saving the grid by sweating through July like I’m in a parked car at a rest stop.
78 degrees? That’s not air conditioning. That’s dog breath with taxes. It doesn’t cool you down—it just lets the sweat simmer more efficiently.
And choosing to keep it at 78? That’s not comfort. That’s like standing behind a car exhaust in January and calling it heat.
When I was a kid and my hands were cold and wet from playing in the snow, I’d warm them up by standing over the dryer vent outside the house. If you think 78 degrees is the move in the middle of a heatwave, you’re that same kind of psycho.
Let’s have a little common sense with all this. If you want to help the grid, great. If you want to stay cool, also great. But let’s not pretend regular folks keeping it at 72 are the problem while Times Square is glowing like it’s the Vegas strip.
What’s your optimal thermostat temperature in summer? Be honest. Comments are open.
