Posted by Ed Bay State electricity users paid an average of 16.19 cents per Suppose you used 1,000 kilowatt hours a month - not unlikely for In fact, you would have paid less anywhere else in the country Until recently, the issue has gotten relatively little attention That has to change, says Philip Giudice, the Gov. Deval Giudice is leading the charge for energy conservation as With no magic lamp in sight, Patrick and legislative leaders It won't directly drive down the cost per kilowatt, but Giudice, a geologist and business guru, has spent most of his "These are big, important problems that people haven't dealt Small businesses typically get left out of the discussion, but "I feel for them and I want to support them," he said. "They There will, not surprisingly, be a big educational component Giudice advises companies to start by simply looking at their Patrick and legislative leaders are also talking about ways to While the debate over how to best to handle the state's high The one thing that's clear is there are no quick fixes. "It's going to take a lot of work to get us out of this and it's ---------------------------------------------------------------- "With no magic lamp in sight, Patrick and legislative leaders have
on August 24, 2007, 9:17 pm
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Watts the goal: Mass. energy czar eyes efficiency
By Herald wire services
Friday, August 24, 2007 - Updated: 02:32 AM EST
kilowatt hour last year, according to the Energy Information
Administration.
a small office - the annual bill would be $1,619. Now suppose you had
Aladdin's Genie pick up the entire office and move it to Idaho; you
would have an instant savings of $1,463.
except Hawaii.
on a state level. After all, it's complicated - and some might say
boring. You talk about health care and everyone has an opinion on the
best solution. You bring up electricity and people head to the bar.
Patrick's new energy champion.
Commissioner of the Mass. Division of Energy Resources.
have declared that the best way to meet the region's growing demand
for power is by using what we have more efficiently. They set an
ambitious goal of relying entirely on conservation rather than new
power generation to meet electricity demands for the next three
years.
companies could see an instant savings if they can curb their
electricity use.
career focused on the topic. Most recently, he was senior vice
president of EnerNOC, a start-up company that helped companies save
money on electricity.
with on a public basis," he said. "It's decades of complacency
punctuated by moments of panic and that's not the way to deal with
energy."
Giudice said he won't let that happen this time.
have so much potential in terms of growth and innovation."
urging people to follow father's orders: Turn off the lights when you
leave the room.
electricity bill and figuring out their costs. Then they can figure
out easy ways to use less power, he said.
revamp the state's existing programs to promote conservation. That
could mean more financial incentives down the line to do things such
as switching to more energy-efficient equipment.
energy costs heats up, the Associated Industries of Massachusetts has
launched a massive survey of businesses to find out how electricity
costs are affecting them. The issue is so pressing, the trade group
is looking for answers from non-members as well as members.
going to take a lot of agencies working together," said Bob Rio,
AIM's vice president of environmental programs.
The paragraph below explains why the Billerica power plant proposal
may be one of the last mistakes fueled by the misconception through
smoke & mirror representation of truth built in our state.
Become aware, as I said before to acknowledge a lie makes you part of
the lie!
declared that the best way to meet the region's growing demand for
power is by using what we have more efficiently. They set an
ambitious goal of relying entirely on conservation rather than new
power generation to meet electricity demands for the next three
years."
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