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An Energy Savings Volunteer Program in Colorado has its customers locked out of their thermostats

Revelation 16:9 “They were scorched by the fierce heat, and they cursed the name of God who had power over these plagues. They did not repent and give him glory.”

Important Takeaways:

  • ‘Energy Emergency’: Some Denver Customers Blocked from Using A/C – CA Tells Electric Car Owners Not to Charge Them
  • A power company in Denver, Colorado blocked thousands of customers from controlling their thermostats Tuesday after they volunteered to be part of an energy-saving program. The move came as temperatures outside soared, leaving many residents suffering in the heat. Needless to say, customers were hot literally and hot under the collar as they took to social media to complain
  • So, our thermostat was locked in at 78 or 79.
  • One customer tweeted that Americans should expect more energy emergencies as more electric cars go online, calling it, “A peek into the future of what will happen with electric cars.”
  • An Xcel spokesman confirmed to KMGH that 22,000 customers who had signed up for the Colorado A/C Rewards program were locked out of their smart thermostats for hours on Tuesday.
  • “It’s a voluntary program. Let’s remember that this is something that customers choose to be a part of based on the incentives” Customers receive a $100 credit for enrolling in the program and $25 annually.

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Biden, Democrats may limit free college, childcare to shrink reconciliation bill -sources

By Jarrett Renshaw

(Reuters) -The White House and U.S. Democrats are weighing attaching or strengthening income caps to a number of key agenda items, including electric vehicle rebates and free community college, to shrink the $3.5 trillion reconciliation bill and pacify spending hawks, according to two officials familiar with the discussions.

Discussions about these income limits, known as means tests in Washington lingo, come as Democrats struggle to agree on the size of the sprawling social safety net and climate change package, a signature piece of President Joe Biden’s agenda.

White House press secretary Jen Psaki declined to comment on whether the administration would agree to income caps on things like free community college, but did note that means tests are common and that the president has supported placing income restrictions on government programs.

“Every family is not eligible for the child tax credit in this country. Every person is not eligible for the earned income tax credit,” Psaki noted.

The $3.5 trillion Biden proposal outlined earlier this year included free community college, expanded child tax credits and universal preschool for any U.S. citizen. But Democrats are now considering whether to cap eligibility based on income, the two sources told Reuters.

They’re also discussing limiting who can receive tax credits for electric cars.

The White House, for example, want to create a $7,500 tax credit for any taxpayers who purchase electric cars.

A House Democratic version of the bill said individual taxpayers must have an adjusted gross income of no more than $400,000 to get the credit, but Senate Democrats are considering a lower threshold that could go as low as $100,000, sources said.

Democrats are also considering whether to lower the income threshold for eligibility of the expanded child tax credit, which is set to expire at the end of the year unless Democrats make good on their promise to extend the added benefit by four years.

Currently, the tax credit phases out for married couples making over $400,000, but Democrats are considering lowering the cap, sources say.

(Reporting By Jarrett Renshaw; Editing by Heather Timmons and Jonathan Oatis)