Comment Comment by thdrdt There is a lot of talk about renewable energy. But I believe this is distracting us from the real issue: we are using too many resourses.Our family uses around 2000kWh electricity per year. This is half of what most people in my country use. And ~16% of the avarage US usage.Ofcourse there are a lot of reasons for the differences but the biggest reason is being consumption aware.We don't own an AC, use LED lights everywhere, and always check the power consumption of appliances we buy.Being aware of your consumptions really helps.Paving your roof with solar panels will only help the producer of the panels, not your carbon footprint. parent thdrdt 7 years ago
Our family uses around 2000kWh electricity per year. This is half of what most people in my country use. And ~16% of the avarage US usage.
Ofcourse there are a lot of reasons for the differences but the biggest reason is being consumption aware.
We don't own an AC, use LED lights everywhere, and always check the power consumption of appliances we buy.
Being aware of your consumptions really helps.
Paving your roof with solar panels will only help the producer of the panels, not your carbon footprint.