Great Britain Using Spy Planes, Thermal Imaging Cameras To Identify Households “Wasting” Energy
Hello Big Brother.
…snooping on the public has reached new heights with local authorities putting spy planes in the air to snoop on homeowners who are wasting too much energy.
Thermal imaging cameras are being used to create colour-coded maps which will enable council officers to identify offenders and pay them a visit to educate them about the harm to the environment and measures they can take.
A scheme is already under way in Broadland District Council in Norfolk, which has spent £30,000 hiring a plane with a thermal imaging camera.
It said the exercise has been so successful other local authorities are planning to follow suit.
“Educate them about the harm to the environment and measures they can take.” That certainly sounds…ominous.
So, are they finding enough energy waste in these homes to offset the energy used in flying a spy plane around ? Not to mention driving bureaucrats out to harass families using more than the government-approved level of energy?
Not that it matters. Shouldn’t citizens be free to use as much power as they can afford to pay for? And if there is some worry over power shortages, shouldn’t market pricing driving up prices as demand increases and/or supply declines be enough to enforce voluntary rationing?
You’d think. But as usual, the government just can’t help but try to control every aspect of our lives. For our own good.
And if you think this is just something those silly Europeans are doing, remember that our own President has said that we can’t just set out thermostats at any level we want (even as he sets his own thermostat at whatever level he wants).
Clearly, the intent of the big government liberals is to control every aspect of our lives up to and including our thermostat settings for our own good.
