Is energy efficiency really important and necessary or is it a fad or political stunt to satisfy special interest groups and wacko environmentalists. Well let us examine the concept. Energy efficiency is using less energy to provide the same level of service. Pretty simple right! The United States is expecting a 30 percent growth in energy use over the next 25 years according to the figures published by the U.S. Commerce Department. Renewable energy such as solar, geothermal, hydropower and wind are on the rise. In fact the US leads the world in geothermal and forth in solar. Wind accounts for 13% of our electricity. The future is moving toward renewables. However, in general the renewable systems are costly and without government initiatives and tax credits there could be a major shift. Approximately 71% of electricity is produced by fossil fuels, 13% nuclear. Fossil fuelsleave a large carbon footprint. Nuclear has a public relations problem. Where does that leave us.
Back to energy efficiency. The attractiveness of energy efficiency is that all things do not have to be completed at once in order to achieve results. And by the way, it's not politically motivated, it is a personal choice. Yes, you will save money, you will save energy and you will help the environment. Just like in the Automobile industry, when gas guzzling cars were being phased out and smaller more energy efficient models hit the market there was resistance. Now I think you will agree we are better off for it.
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