[kkarakk]

>Still can’t find a “smart fridge” that runs in ultra-chill mode when rates are cheap and backs off when they’re high. Kinda antithetical to use more electricity to save but it’s true.

you put a backup battery system in between your house and the power grid, switch power hungry appliances to battery during peak times.

over a long enough period this should achieve what you're looking for and is the most likely solution to "force" people off the grid at peak times.

it's just that right now where like you said - why bother when all you're saving is a couple hundred bucks? spending that mental energy on things that will earn you money is better.