My local power utility has ramped up its (thus far) voluntary load shedding campaign this year with rebates for usage reductions during high-demand periods (including today!), and is also pushing "smart" thermostats pretty hard, also in exchange for a minor rebate. They're "smart" in that they allow the utility to remotely shut down your AC for a 75% or 50% duty cycle, which you are not allowed to override.
Don't count on AC saving all that many lives as the decade wears on.
Don't count on AC saving all that many lives as the decade wears on.