Using a simple alternator, six hours of pedaling can create and store enough electrical energy in batteries to light about six homes for 30 days (in areas where
people use less electricity than in the U.S.).
In an experiment, we tried sending people a price signal, where they were paying more in those peaks, and we saw a significant response:
People use less electricity when the price is high.
Not exact matches
But for most of the shows
people watch, LCD screens
use significantly
less electricity.
But if
people were better at
using less electricity, which accounts for 38 percent of carbon dioxide emissions in the United States, the potential for reducing emissions would be huge.
Adapting tactics that have helped drive more
people to the polls, or persuade homeowners to
use less electricity, schools are now trying to boost student attendance with «nudge» letters that compare students» attendance rates with averages for their school and district.
I think it's entirely possible that within a much shorter time frame than most
people imagine possible, the overwhelming majority of the
electricity consumed in the USA will be generated at the point of
use, and large, centralized power plants will be a much
less important part of the mix than they are today»
Cut the number of coal plants in USA / EU and just get
people there to
use a lot
less electricity.
The 1.2 billion
people who live in India
use far
less electricity than do Americans, but the nation's growing economy and its dependance upon coal pose major global warming threats.
For the beasts of consumption that we are, incentives work — whether the goal is to get
people to drive
less and
use more transit, or recycle more and conserve
electricity.
I want
people to
use less electricity and gasoline, so they can save money like I have by
using less less electricity and gasoline.
The country expects to
use 10 %
less electricity within a decade; all power stations are to be modernised; there's # 30bn for more renewables; railways will be further subsidised to lure
people out of their cars and away from aeroplanes; plans for more wind turbines, photovoltaic
electricity and biofuels will all be fast - forwarded; there is # 1,500 m to reduce CO2 in existing buildings; and the solar market is growing by 40 % a year.