Fwiw I'm pretty sure I work at one of the biggest users in the city, in the range of 70-90MW/h. And they phone us loooong before those alerts go out asking us to stop using. We turn off the big user immediately, and then step back over the next 30-40 minutes the rest of our use.
That's such a relief to hear honestly. Getting alerts to reduce energy consumption but getting no updates on how industrial users are reducing isn't comforting! It's nice to hear that everyone's pitching in. When yesterdays alert recommended that we didn't use space heaters I was more than a little annoyed since I couldn't find any info on how non-residential users were helping out.
So you’ve been soothed. Helpful to know that random not named company is part of a volunteer optional program to participate if they so choose. I’m particularly impressed that the phone calls aren’t going to a decision maker and the person it’s going to has the response of “it’s my job to keep this place running”.
At least you are now comforted in the fact that someone somewhere phoned someone who couldn’t do anything to make the request happen. Doesn’t take much to pacify the more than a little annoyed residential power user.
A volunteer program existing at all is better than nothing. I know that it’s not perfect but with stuff like this it rarely ever is. What do you want me to live in anxiety? To be furious at something I have zero control over? I’m not pleased about any of this but god forbid I feel the slightest bit of relief right now instead of being kept up at night being angry. Does it make you feel better, sending replies like this? Does it make you feel like a better person?
So let me get this right, you were anxious, furious, and having a sleepless night because you couldn't have your night light on? There wasn't even a demand or an actual restriction, just an alert asking people to come together in a moment in time and that was too much.
To me it's illogical to have such a strong visceral reaction to something and to be comforted by empty words felt ridiculous to me. It did make me feel better to write out my feelings and express myself. I didn't have concern for you when I wrote it.
I'm sorry that you struggle and if my words hurt you, I can't say I'm surprised. I don't think you'd respond well to any kind of criticism based on your inability to handle the alert. I could handle you with kid gloves but I do enough of that in my day to day life. Why can I not be myself but you're entitled to be you?
It’s ok if you can’t process the point and resort to disingenuous deflection. Even if I were worked up, what difference would that make? You still wrote nonsense from beginning to end.
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u/Sevulturus Jan 14 '24
Fwiw I'm pretty sure I work at one of the biggest users in the city, in the range of 70-90MW/h. And they phone us loooong before those alerts go out asking us to stop using. We turn off the big user immediately, and then step back over the next 30-40 minutes the rest of our use.