It follows Republican outrage over Mamdani offering the same heatwave advice as everyone else.
The US Department of Energy reportedly deleted about 6,000 pages related to energy conservation as a historic heatwave tears across the country.
The deletion was suspiciously timed, following Republican outrage over Mayor Zohran Mamdani asking New Yorkers to help reduce strain on the grid by setting their AC to 78 degrees. Republicans like Ted Cruz (who has famously fled severe weather in his home state), Nikki Haley, and Representative Nancy Mace (South Carolina) quickly pounced, framing the request as socialism and an act of war on women in menopause (the Republican Party is notoriously friendly to women’s health).
Of course, this is pretty standard advice during a heatwave. It was the official stance of the Department of Energy that Americans should set their thermostats between 75 and 78 degrees, and Republican governors in deep red states like Texas have issued the same advice in the past — including current governor Greg Abbott.
The Republican Party is notoriously friendly to women’s health
The fuck?
Clearly that’s snark.
Whats important is that we kept the Democrats from taking the presidency. Right kids?!
78f is roughly 26c, which the recommendation here in Australia during summer. I usually have mine set to 30c/86f.
I don’t understand what the issue with Mamdani’s advice is.
He could have quoted MAGA and their recommendations and they still would have lost their shit.
He gave the same recommendation as the federal DOE. The sad part is this is the federal government following Fox News’ lead. Literally fox news is rewriting government messaging.
In the mindset of the contrarian reactionary, it doesn’t matter what the advice is but rather that it’s being given at all.
Yeah “78 set it and forget it” was good advice when I was a kid and it’s still good advice.
slams
They can’t help themselves
long as the humidity is low, higher temps can be quite comfortable. used to keep mine at 80 til my visiting folks started futzing with the thermostat. 77-78 is a good compromise
Yeah, I live in a swamp. Dehumidification is the real miracle of ac.
78 during day is my standard. You let your body acclimate to the warm weather. Then when you go out and about in it you don’t feel like you’re about to die.
76 at night. Set to get that low by 10pm.
“They’re coming for your
gunskidsthermostat.”We keep ours at 80°F unless there is a breeze, in which case we just use our ceiling fans and open everything. It gets a little uncomfortable, but if we remember to stay hydrated and eat less, then it’s all good.
The same Government of Putin shitheads who killed the energy efficient heat pump incentives.
Nevermind I’m dumb
