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Originally posted by jamie098: ↑

As a child we used electricity for lighting and cooking and water heating, batteries for torches, the vacuum cleaner, washing machine not much else. If all households cut their demand for power by using fewer appliances, household luxuries, having one TV instead of three, fewer radios, mobiles, computers, gaming devices, dishwashers, air conditioning, security systems, etc we could have a lower demand for power supplies and see our way through until the transition to renewables is complete. I am as guilty as most and in my ever increasing demand for the energy supply, complaining about rising electricity bills and yet know that a few simple changes could save me lots of expense, help the climate and not change much in my lifestyle. Maybe we would not need to find ways to fill the energy gap with coal, nuclear, gas and other supply sources until the renewables are fully servicing our needs.

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Exactly correct jamie. There's all sorts of simple adjustments that can be made to minimise elec consumption. Anybody without a full house of LED
' s instead of halogen or incandescents aren't trying hard at all. Turning down the hot water to 60 degrees c is another way to save. Whats the logic for heating water to 70c or more and then having to cool it down to use it. Stop using the dishwasher as they have an element as well as a motor, heavy on the draw. Same for clothes dryers, terrible things. Doesn't take much adjustment which can translate to $hundreds saved.
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