Prayers up for California lib Andy Richter after being asked to set his thermostat to 78°

Greg P. | 9:19 AM on August 19, 2020

Rolling blackouts continue in California after the state badly underestimating its power needs during the current heatwave:

California Declares State of Emergency As ‘Rolling Power Outages Could Hit Millions’ https://t.co/d5NKoXBduM

— Marc Morano (@ClimateDepot) August 19, 2020

And they’re asking residents to cut back on their power usage:

California’s power grid operator pleads for more energy conversation to overcome another large energy gap and avoid rolling blackouts as Gov. Gavin Newsom declared an emergency over hundreds of wildfires burning throughout the state https://t.co/0GRcjK9cqq

— PBS NewsHour (@NewsHour) August 19, 2020

This means turning the thermostat up and giving up the AC:

Hey California! We can avoid a blackout, but you have to turn up your damn thermostat! https://t.co/UuH8Yr6VFH

— Jerry Brown (@JerryBrownGov) August 19, 2020

The state wants you to set it to 78°:

We must do our part conserve energy through 10 PM:
?? Turn off unnecessary lights
?? Avoid using major appliances
?? Set thermostat to 78 or higher

Get more info on energy conservation. ? https://t.co/a0ZCzblJ6R

— Office of the Governor of California (@CAgovernor) August 18, 2020

And this is hitting celebrity liberal Andy Richter pretty hard as he’s already “sweating like a pig” at 77°:

My power is out, so I checked the Burbank power website, they had energy saving tips, one of which was to set your thermostat no lower than 78°. It’s currently 77° in my house and I’m sweating like a pig

— Andy Richter (@AndyRichter) August 19, 2020