Forget energy conservation - think energy efficiency
- Johnson Controls Inc., Milwaukee, WI (United States)
{open_quotes}CONSERVE ENERGY: Please Turn Off The Lights!{close_quotes} Many buildings constructed before 1975 have the peeling remains of those green or orange stickers on light switches. They are the remnants of a U.S. energy policy gone bad. Twenty years ago, energy conservation meant telling employees to wear sweaters to work and applying stickers to remind people to turn off the lights. Neither worked. People who see those old stickers probably don`t know that a quiet revolution has taken place inside thousands of public and commercial buildings. Thanks to new technology and a new attitude about energy, you can forget sweaters and switches. For example... (1) Motion sensors automatically turn off fights when you leave the room. (2) Computers determine when energy rates go down to get the best value. (3) Personal environmental modules let office workers set their cubicle`s heating and lighting levels. These days, energy efficiency is equated with good business. It can increase productivity, create jobs, and reduce pollution -- all with very little effort. That`s why it`s called energy efficiency, not energy conservation. And energy efficiency is good government. If Congress truly is committed to lowering taxes and reducing the budget deficit, members should first look at ways to lower the nation`s energy bill through energy efficiency. It is in the best interests of the energy efficiency industry to work together and promote these benefits.
- OSTI ID:
- 466648
- Report Number(s):
- CONF-960490-; TRN: 97:000951-0020
- Resource Relation:
- Conference: Globalcon `96 Proceedings, Denver, CO (United States), 3-4 Apr 1996; Other Information: PBD: 1996; Related Information: Is Part Of GLOBALCON `96 - proceedings; PB: 359 p.
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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