clv101 wrote:A more achievable action would be to ban the manufacture and sale of incandescents in favour of compact fluorescents using a third the power - there's a 10% electricity demand reduction - about the same as all the US nuclear power plants and it could be achieved within three years.
I read a quote somewhere that if everyone in the USA just unplugged our TVs when not using them, the energy savings would be equivalent to two Hoover dams.
If rolling blackouts become a threat, I am confident we can reduce electricity consumption by 20% with minimal impact. There is so much waste in the system currently that there is a lot of low hanging fruit out there. Most energy consultants believe they can walk into any company and save 10% in electricity within 1 week at no cost to the company. Just a change in habits and work practices.