Cool new tool for energy efficiency

Energy efficiency is ‘the other’ energy source.  It is simple, the more we save the less we have to produce.    But how do you know how much energy you are using in your home?  We do know that 20% of our energy use is residential, in the US.  And that a lot of it is wasted.

We do not need to totally change our lifestyles in order to save energy, but we do need to know the impact we each make in our day-to-day lives.   Change, particualrly if it is seen to be a deprivation, is difficult without having concrete goals and understanding the context.

To see the impact you are make in your home, check out this fascinating – and fun – new visualization tool from GE to help  make energy efficiency real:  http://www.ge.com/visualization/appliances_energyuse/index.html.