Comments on: Managing Electricity (and everything else) http://www.productivity501.com/managing-electricity-and-everything-else/5243/ Pieces of the productivity puzzle. Wed, 17 Mar 2010 18:50:05 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Alex http://www.productivity501.com/managing-electricity-and-everything-else/5243/comment-page-1/#comment-129305 Alex Fri, 02 Oct 2009 19:59:32 +0000 http://www.productivity501.com/?p=5243#comment-129305 I have no doubt that understanding how and where energy is being used is a big "help" to reducing the amount of energy we use. For this reason we have published this <a href="http://www.open4energy.com/technology/home_energy_saving_devices" rel="nofollow">complete list of home energy saving devices.</a> If you use TED, or one of the others I do ask that you register for an account and share your experiences of actually using one of these devices. The issue I think we all face though is "attitude" and sustained change in behavior. In the first weeks after installing any energy monitoring tool I would expect loads of attention to the topic. But the energy measuring does not change what we use, it raises awareness of changes required. The savings are made when we do something, turn a light off, replace a bulb (CFL bulbs contain mercury, this post on <a href="http://www.open4energy.com/forum/home/lig/how_dispose_cfl_bulb_0909281545" rel="nofollow">how to dispose a CFL bulb</a> will help) get out the shower sooner and make changes to buying habits. The big question I would like us to consider is: How long will this change last? What do we need to do to sustain the changes we begin to make, and not slip into our old poor energy habits? I have no doubt that understanding how and where energy is being used is a big “help” to reducing the amount of energy we use. For this reason we have published this complete list of home energy saving devices. If you use TED, or one of the others I do ask that you register for an account and share your experiences of actually using one of these devices.

The issue I think we all face though is “attitude” and sustained change in behavior. In the first weeks after installing any energy monitoring tool I would expect loads of attention to the topic. But the energy measuring does not change what we use, it raises awareness of changes required.

The savings are made when we do something, turn a light off, replace a bulb (CFL bulbs contain mercury, this post on how to dispose a CFL bulb will help) get out the shower sooner and make changes to buying habits. The big question I would like us to consider is: How long will this change last? What do we need to do to sustain the changes we begin to make, and not slip into our old poor energy habits?

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