| During the last few decades we have added | | | | |
| greater numbers of appliances, electronics | | | | Or maybe you are one among those "sporty car |
| and entertainment systems to our homes. While | | | | owners" who can't even make it across a |
| these make our lives more comfortable and our | | | | parking lot without flooring it? |
| spare time more enjoyable, they also pose a | | | | |
| serious problem - they consume lot's of | | | | Most people would probably answer yes to |
| power. | | | | several of the questions above, and that |
| | | | means they are using way more energy than |
| Ordinary household consumers today consume a | | | | they in fact require to. As a matter of fact, |
| lot more energy than we did only a few | | | | many folks are spending hundreds on |
| decades ago, and we do so almost without a | | | | electricity they don't even realize they are |
| second thought. Personal appliances and | | | | employing. For example, leaving you |
| devices are soon rivaling the power | | | | television set in stand-by mode (when the |
| consumption of many large industries. | | | | little red light is on and you can turn it on |
| | | | with the remote) will continuously draw |
| For the corporations it is a simple matter of | | | | energy and can cost you more than 100 dollars |
| economy - energy conservation can push up the | | | | over the course of an entire year. |
| yearly revenue by a great deal. The standard | | | | |
| consumer on the other hand use up much power, | | | | And by assuming a more relaxed driving style |
| mostly electricity, for no good reason | | | | with your car - not the same as driving as a |
| whatsoever. | | | | snail, mind you - you can save not only on |
| | | | fuel, but on tires and the rest of the |
| No? Shaking your head in disbelief at the | | | | motorcar as well. |
| above statement? | | | | |
| | | | If the entire population of a large country |
| Well, how recently was it you didn't turn off | | | | like the US could manage to actually turn off |
| your computer "since it takes so long to | | | | their television every night, instead of |
| start back up", how much is your television | | | | leaving it in standby mode, that would |
| turned on without you indeed watching, do you | | | | quickly be equivalent of the power from an |
| keep indoor temperatures at a level where you | | | | entire nuclear power plant. Why do we make |
| could walk about in your undies all day even | | | | things more difficult than they are? |
| in the winter, etc. ? | | | | |