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[–] Canonical_Warlock@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 16 hours ago

They already do. There's ripple signaling for electrical infrastructure and power company disconnect boxes. If you've ever seen those power company boxes hooked up to HVAC equipment that's what those are for. They let the power company use ripple control to selectively disable high power draw equipment during peak load times.