Will a utility suggest customers leave their home AC on full-blast during the day because of net-negative demand by '26?
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2026
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Resolves YES if I hear before end of 2025 of any example (including through the comments of this market) of a utility company publicly suggesting that its customers leave their home AC running full-blast during the day so that their house is cold when the customers return, with the underlying rationale being that there is net-negative electricity demand based on renewables so it's in the utility's interest. Resolves NO otherwise.

Market inspired by the following tumblr post: https://eightyonekilograms.tumblr.com/post/740601948082929664/an-amusing-consequence-of-the-duck-curve-might-be

General policy for my markets: In the rare event of a conflict between my resolution criteria and the agreed-upon common-sense spirit of the market, I may resolve it according to the market's spirit or N/A, probably after discussion.

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