And this is why your electricity-company starts to force down smart-meters on customers. so they can turn up your fridge or start washing your laundry to match demand and balance out the grid on the site of demand.,(reply>), Not complete BS, but it's not like electricity companies are forcing it down either. Consumers are in some cases given the choice to buy electricity when it's cheap. Some people already have washing machines that wait until the power it cheap to turn on. I believe Teslas can be configured to charge when power is cheap, and return power to the grid when power is needed (and costs negative money).,(reply>), I wish my electric supplier would do my laundry for me,(reply>), BS