How California Has Kept Per Capita Energy Use Nearly Flat While Rest of U.S. Has Increased Nearly 50%

• How California Has Kept Per Capita Energy Use Nearly Flat While Rest of U.S. Has Increased Nearly 50% CA Energy Efficiency Model

  How California Energy Efficiency Programs & Policies Became a Model for the Nation

  Over the last 35 years, an innovative and pioneering California model for energy efficiency has helped keep per capita energy use in California nearly flat.
  Learn more about the California model for energy efficiency
  During that same period of time, electricity usage in the rest of the United States continued to rise by 50 percent.
  The California model for energy efficiency is at the core of energy affordability. And a core element of the California model is a long history of utilities delivering energy efficiency programs to millions of homes and businesses across the state.
  Since the 1970s, Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) has worked closely with government, nonprofit and private sector partners to design and implement energy efficiency programs and policies that allow Californians to do more with less energy—saving money and helping to protect the environment.
  From working directly with manufacturers to engineer energy efficiency into flat screen TVs, to helping farmers save energy and water by providing incentives for efficient drip irrigation systems, to helping customers use the most efficient lighting technology — we’re working to create extra energy savings every day throughout California.
  It is energy efficiency programs like these that help keep energy use flat despite the increase in the number of electrical gadgets and appliances used in homes and businesses.
  At PG&E, we’re using our energy experience and our day-to-day relationships with millions of customers to help California drive national energy savings—and to help Californians reduce their energy consumption and cut their energy costs.
  Learn more about how PG&E is helping customers save energy and money.
  
  

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  How California Energy Efficiency Programs & Policies Became a Model for the Nation

  Over the last 35 years, an innovative and pioneering California model for energy efficiency has helped keep per capita energy use in California nearly flat.
  Learn more about the California model for energy efficiency
  During that same period of time, electricity usage in the rest of the United States continued to rise by 50 percent.
  The California model for energy efficiency is at the core of energy affordability. And a core element of the California model is a long history of utilities delivering energy efficiency programs to millions of homes and businesses across the state.
  Since the 1970s, Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) has worked closely with government, nonprofit and private sector partners to design and implement energy efficiency programs and policies that allow Californians to do more with less energy—saving money and helping to protect the environment.
  From working directly with manufacturers to engineer energy efficiency into flat screen TVs, to helping farmers save energy and water by providing incentives for efficient drip irrigation systems, to helping customers use the most efficient lighting technology — we’re working to create extra energy savings every day throughout California.
  It is energy efficiency programs like these that help keep energy use flat despite the increase in the number of electrical gadgets and appliances used in homes and businesses.
  At PG&E, we’re using our energy experience and our day-to-day relationships with millions of customers to help California drive national energy savings—and to help Californians reduce their energy consumption and cut their energy costs.
  Learn more about how PG&E is helping customers save energy and money.
  
  

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  - See more at: http://www.caenergyefficiencymodel.com/the-california-model/?utm_source=Outbrain&utm_medium=content&utm_campaign=062513#sthash.4f4e4rQu.dpuf

  How California Energy Efficiency Programs & Policies Became a Model for the Nation

  Over the last 35 years, an innovative and pioneering California model for energy efficiency has helped keep per capita energy use in California nearly flat.
  Learn more about the California model for energy efficiency
  During that same period of time, electricity usage in the rest of the United States continued to rise by 50 percent.
  The California model for energy efficiency is at the core of energy affordability. And a core element of the California model is a long history of utilities delivering energy efficiency programs to millions of homes and businesses across the state.
  Since the 1970s, Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) has worked closely with government, nonprofit and private sector partners to design and implement energy efficiency programs and policies that allow Californians to do more with less energy—saving money and helping to protect the environment.
  From working directly with manufacturers to engineer energy efficiency into flat screen TVs, to helping farmers save energy and water by providing incentives for efficient drip irrigation systems, to helping customers use the most efficient lighting technology — we’re working to create extra energy savings every day throughout California.
  It is energy efficiency programs like these that help keep energy use flat despite the increase in the number of electrical gadgets and appliances used in homes and businesses.
  At PG&E, we’re using our energy experience and our day-to-day relationships with millions of customers to help California drive national energy savings—and to help Californians reduce their energy consumption and cut their energy costs.
  Learn more about how PG&E is helping customers save energy and money.
  
  

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  - See more at: http://www.caenergyefficiencymodel.com/the-california-model/?utm_source=Outbrain&utm_medium=content&utm_campaign=062513#sthash.4f4e4rQu.dpuf

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  I don't like smartmeters though. The reason is that they talk to each other and are sort of like robotic cell phones that read your electricity and gas meters and make charts so what you use is shared online with the whole world. So, if your bedroom is right next to one that is constantly talking to all the other smartmeters in your area, you can get sick from them constantly talking to each other so we had ours removed. It costs an extra $10 a month to have yours removed but it is worth it in peace of mind of not getting ill from the constant transmissions throughout the neighborhood. Everyone I know has had theirs removed so they can stay healthy and not get sick from the constant radio transmissions all the time day and night.
  
  Personally, I have a similar problem with electric cars. I feel that so many people buying electric plug in cars is patriotic and reduces energy consumption. Up to 10% of all new vehicles int the state of California are now hybrids. So, I guess that is a good thing for keeping energy costs low in California because we have way more vehicles than any other state. We might even have 1/3 or 1/2 of the vehicles in the country or something like that.
  
  However, I also know a lot about electrical coronas and what happens when a larger motor or generator or alternator is either generating electricity or using electricity. It creates an electrical corona which just like x-rays can eventually cause cancer in humans with enough exposure. So, you might be okay having a hybrid 1 year or 5 years or even 10 years while driving it all the time. But eventually, you likely will get one kind of cancer or another because of the electrical coronas you are constantly exposed to from the motors, alternators or generators all over the car. Maybe if people had lead shields like we wear when we get teeth x-rays built into the vehicles between the motors and generators or alternators and any human or mammal or other animal or bird passenger. But, because this isn't done yet I don't want to own a hybrid. But, I still think people who do are very patriotic and helping energy costs stay low and get lower. Besides, you can buy something like a Hyundai Elantra and get at least 34 miles per gallon just doing that. So, that might be a good alternative to a hybrid.