9 February 2023 by Phillip JohnstonArs Technica ran a story that grabbed our attention: US school runs lights 24/7/365: The smart lights have been broken since 2021. In short: The lights at Massachusetts’ Minnechaug Regional High School burn ever bright. They actually never turn off. They can’t turn off. The smart lighting system for the entire building is broken, and it’s stuck in the “on” position. It has apparently been this way for over a year now, and the electric bills are really starting to pile up. […] The school’s entire “green lighting system,” some 7,000 lights, was installed over a decade ago …
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