Alaskan Capital Cuts Power Consumption By 40%

[karmakop]

There’s a program in the U.S. called Energy Star– it certifies homes and appliances for cutting their energy consumption anywhere from 15 to 40%. I don’t think they expected it, but we may have found the first entire city that qualifies: Juneau, Alaska, cut power consumption by 30% this month.

Daily Herald | Alaskan city forced to cope with sudden energy shortage

[Besoeker]

Originally Posted by karmakop

There’s a program in the U.S. called Energy Star– it certifies homes and appliances for cutting their energy consumption anywhere from 15 to 40%. I don’t think they expected it, but we may have found the first entire city that qualifies: Juneau, Alaska, cut power consumption by 30% this month.

Daily Herald | Alaskan city forced to cope with sudden energy shortage

Pity, in a way, that it took extreme weather to force the issue.

[hament]

It often takes such event to shock people into change. Maybe they will keep the good habit now