They signed up for it. Be careful what you sign up for, you might wind up in the Army.

Ha! I fooled them! All of my stuff is stupid. <wandering off, mulling what I just said>

The mid and low level bureaucrats can not be allowed to walk. If the WH's are too busy with the big fish, the people need to do something. Is there any legal action people can take? Class action lawsuits?

from the article...

Just a few days ago people in the Houston area said their homes had been much warmer, even while they are running their air conditioners. Many were baffled as to why this was happening.Texas power companies automatically raised the temperature of customers; smart thermostats in the middle of a heatwave. Finally, it was revealed that many residents who could not get their homes cooled were victims of a remote controlled adjustment of their thermostats.

Their ‘smart’ web-connected thermostats were changed without their permission after the state’s electricity operators had warned of another round of power shortages amid a heat wave.

The thermostats were raised to 78 degrees without their knowledge – sometimes even as families slept in the middle of the night. Raising the temperature on the thermostat would cause an air conditioner to run less – therefore using less power.

This is a case of Big Brother remotely controlling the internet of things because of fears that the grid would fail during the heat wave.

Put in a couple of window units. They can’t control them. Problem solved.