Christian. Ex-pastor(kind of). Bama Sports. Tent camper. Long distance traveler. Firm believer in THE ekklēsia, not a building. Anti-christian nationalist.
250 years later, the USA has more laws than any citizen could read in a lifetime, more agencies than any voter can name, and more regulations than any business can comply with.
None of this happened by accident.
@BamaTexan09@dabbinduck91@lukemason27@MolllyMack@joshsisley@NYCMayor It’s insane. AC is meant to keep you cool when it’s hot and AC has a much lower impact to energy grids than heating does when it’s cold.
And 100° isn’t even that hot. If the NY grid can’t handle this, they have much bigger issues to deal with.
@lklugo@lukemason27@MolllyMack@joshsisley@NYCMayor That’s dumb too. Build a better grid with all those taxes (NY is one of the most heavily taxed cities in the US).
And yes turn off all unnecessary electricity. Tourist will be ok. This isn’t that hard or too much to ask lol.
@dabbinduck91@lukemason27@MolllyMack@joshsisley@NYCMayor From June - Sept our highs are 95 with heat indexes well into the 100s. Today it’s 93 and feels like 100. Fairly average for us. (It is summer btw).
Maybe New Yorkers should demand better from a city that is one of the three highest taxed cities in the US.
@lklugo@lukemason27@MolllyMack@joshsisley@NYCMayor Step one: shut down all unnecessary electricity throughout the city including Times Square. Then ask people to raise AC to 75. Doing the reverse is dumb.
Florida has heat and AC. Why doesn’t the north have adequate AC or any at all? Boggles the mind. I’ve got friends in Minnesota that don’t have AC at all. Like WTH. It’s ‘26. Get with the times.
New York: it's hot out there, and the power grid is working overtime to keep us cool.
Set your AC to 78 degrees, turn off lights/electronics you're not using, and unplug what you can.
Our City is doing its part too: maintaining the 78 degrees rule in our buildings, dimming/turning off our lights during peak electricity demand, asking private partners to do the same, and powering down non-essential equipment.
A stable grid means the AC stays on, and lives are saved. Let's ease demand — and get through the heat — together.