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The days of coal mines and nuclear power plants are coming to end. According to the website sustainable business , most nuclear power plants as well as coal mines will be replaced with smaller gas plants that are back –up renewable energy. As the years go on, the more the public is educated on the benefits of energy conservation. Whether that is a plug-in hybrid, replacing old air conditioning units with new energy-efficient models or even turning the lights off in a room when they are empty. For example cost .75 cents is the amount per watt per hour for a normal light bulb. If one were to leave the lights on 24 hours it would cost cents. If one uses a CFL or a LED light bulb it would cost close to half of that. According to IEA the 2014 global energy efficiency market was worth a reported 310 billion dollars. It has become a staple in households all across America. With all the gadgets in this technological age, one would think that electricity would be high but according to sustainable business.com. If individuals comply to the minimum standards it would cut a households electric bill by 3%.

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http://www.sustainablebusiness.com/index.cfm/go/news.display/id/26218

http://www.sustainablebusiness.com/index.cfm/go/news.display/id/23485

https://www.iea.org/newsroomandevents/pressreleases/2014/october/global-energy-efficiency-market-an-invisible-powerhouse-at-least-usd-310byr.html

3 thoughts on “Energy Efficiency is the Future

  1. Sara Jamshidi

    This is an interesting topic to discuss: without fundamental changes to national infrastructure, just how efficient can we get? That is, if we use everything properly and we keep devices efficient, what would happen? This is an important question to answer for obvious reasons!

    As it is, though, your post could use some more detail. In particular, where did 3% come from? That is a surprising figure but I wasn’t able to find it in your resources. You could also try to estimate energy savings from various small choices to see if you can get to that 3%. Rather than assume it’s true, it’s much better to decide for yourself whether that 3% is realistic.

  2. John Roe

    What is it that costs “0.75 cents for a normal light bulb”? Perhaps you could explain that calculation in terms of kWhr and electricity prices… Also, you need to make the links at the end “live”, i.e. clickable. Talk to me or a TA if you need help with that.

  3. Wei Dai

    Firstly, I’m confused about your main thesis: are you talking about new energy being used as replacement of mine and oil? Or you are actually talking about lighting bulbs? cause these two topic do not have many connections. And secondly, your language is hard to understand: there are numbers of grammar issues in your post, which make the post difficult to read.

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