Californians Are Keeping Dirty Energy Off the Grid via Text Message

Inside Climate News: When Julie Waltz Madziarczyk's phone chirps to tell her that the electricity grid needs her to save power for an hour the next day, she sets a reminder. And at the appointed time, she walks around the house pulling plugs.

"I shut down major appliances. I unplug air fresheners, I unplug timers on the lights. Anything that plugs in, that's emitting something, I unplug. And if I can't reach the plug, I flip off a breaker."

Madziarczyk, who lives in Temecula in Southern California, said it's no big deal. "I have a routine now. It takes me about five minutes to shut everything down."

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