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Hassin Bin Sober

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23. The US Department of Energy makes the same recommendation. I guess that makes Trump a commie

Reply to LeftInTX (Reply #19)

Sat Jul 4, 2026, 12:05 AM

4 hrs ago

Oh wait, it just deleted the page.

Classic

DoE Deletes Webpage Instructing People To Lower Thermostat to 78

https://www.newsweek.com/doe-deletes-webpage-instructing-people-to-lower-thermostat-to-78-12153833

A U.S. Department of Energy webpage advising Americans to keep indoor temperatures between 75 and 78 degrees Fahrenheit during summer days appears to have been removed, days after New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani urged residents to adopt a similar thermostat setting to help reduce strain on the city's power grid.

DoE Deletes Webpage Instructing People To Lower Thermostat to 78

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Mamdani mocked by GOP for telling New Yorkers to set thermostats to 78 [View all] DrFunkenstein Thursday OP

As long as it is mandated for all NYC government offices, it seems reasonable MichMan Thursday #1

So would they rather New York be like Texas and have citizens die as the electrical grid shuts down every summer ChicagoTeamster Thursday #2

Ted Cruz Mocked California For The Same Thing BEFORE The Texas Grid Failure DrFunkenstein 18 hrs ago #14

Then ol trash talkin Ted ran to Mexico in the winter while his constituents froze ChicagoTeamster 18 hrs ago #15

The grid doesn't shut down every summer! LeftInTX 12 hrs ago #18

Yes. SSJVegeta 2 hrs ago #26

Trump doesn't give a damn about affordability newdeal2 Thursday #3

How long has he been in office? not a texan Thursday #4

I believe that authority would fall under Gov. Hochul MichMan Thursday #5

We set AC to 78 when temps are 90 or better. Lower and it just runs all day Lettuce Be Thursday #6

Even the GOP recommends this in many areas. They're just being jerks. LeftInTX 12 hrs ago #19

The US Department of Energy makes the same recommendation. I guess that makes Trump a commie Hassin Bin Sober 4 hrs ago #23

LOL!!! That's crazy LeftInTX 3 hrs ago #24

Mamdani and other Democrats need to call them out on this! LeftInTX 2 hrs ago #27

78 is perfectly comfortable, also this is a reasonable request for New Yorkers FakeNoose 6 hrs ago #22

Do you know who doesn't handle blackouts very well? Buddyzbuddy Thursday #7

businesses should be required to turn off lights and lit signs when closed. Blues Heron Thursday #8

One of the local university's dining halls seems to leave its multiple TVs on Alice B. 8 hrs ago #21

He's in great company. They mocked Jimmy Carter for wearing a sweater. n/t TygrBright Thursday #9

This goes back to the '70s. These idiots are short-term memory dumbfucks who know fuck-all about science and history. Karasu Yesterday #10

So the GOP are against everything from a Democrat Bev54 Yesterday #11

Exactly! LeftInTX 12 hrs ago #20

I guess they think everyone is as brain dead as they are, state of stupid Yesterday #12

We keep ours at 77. It's not exactly comfortable but it's better than +80. cstanleytech Yesterday #13

How come the "smaller bites of food; no avocado toast; stop with the $5 coffee every day" crowd don't get called Aristus 17 hrs ago #16

What gets me (again) is the sheer hypocrisy robbob 17 hrs ago #17

Desperate idiocy. pat_k 3 hrs ago #25