A FRIEND of mine passed along an article on Wednesday morning, a report by Politico from about two weeks ago that explained a sweeping proposal by the European Commission (EC) to cut household electricity use at peak hours, “leaving more power available for industry, transport and energy-hungry computers that perform advanced AI functions.” The key to this is a new law to be filed later this year “to accelerate the rollout of AI-powered smart meters, which give consumers ‘greater control