A utility company locked thousands of customers out of their smart thermostats in Colorado

 https://www.msn.com/en-us/weather/topstories/a-utility-company-locked-thousands-of-customers-out-of-their-smart-thermostats-in-colorado/ar-AA11uzC0

So MSN has various reports on this control grid power grab.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/colorado-utility-company-locks-22000-thermostats-in-90-degree-weather-due-to-energy-emergency/ar-AA11oTaT

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/technology/22000-smart-thermostats-in-colorado-locked-over-energy-emergency-sparking-outrage/ar-AA11r8ff

This is the start of totalitarian energy grid control upon the masses.

https://www.theverge.com/2022/9/5/23337864/xcel-locked-out-customers-smart-thermostats-colorado-heatwave

Perhaps more people will start to realize that living with smart-home tech isn't always the best choice.

https://www.cbsnews.com/colorado/news/september-heat-wave-colorado-record-highs

Home temperature limits, along with food and travel restrictions can all be used to remind people that they are under the control of something very ominous. Just like some malevolent force out of a Sci-Fi horror movie.

https://www.huffpost.com/entry/smart-thermostats-shut-down-colorado_n_63117334e4b020c4ffab781d

https://bgr.com/tech/22000-smart-thermostats-in-colorado-locked-over-energy-emergency-sparking-outrage

Unfortunately, a heat+wave can easily be turned into a common control mechanism towards the masses. 

https://www.thedenverchannel.com/news/contact-denver7/thousands-of-xcel-customers-locked-out-of-thermostats-during-energy-emergency

Some people can hardly wait for the day when they will have to ask their smartphone permission to leave their home for several hours. If AI determines that they will be using up too much of their daily carbon units, they just might have to stay at home. It's all part of human herd training and control.