UK: SmartRF(tm) refrigerators are coming

Vitaliy_Kiselev

Household fridges and freezers will need to be automatically switched off at times when Britain's electricity demand is high, in order to keep the lights on as Britain becomes more reliant on wind energy, experts say.

The current electricity grid will struggle to cope with the number of wind farms expected to be built by the early 2020s because the power they produce is so intermittent, according to a report from the Royal Academy of Engineering.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/earth/energy/10756061/Wind-farm-expansion-will-require-fridges-to-be-switched-off-at-times-of-peak-demand.html

I am sure everyone agrees that this is significant progress.

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I saw this and recalled the potential of botnets from refrigerators: http://www.cnet.com.au/fridge-caught-sending-spam-emails-in-botnet-attack-339346451.htm

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