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other parts of the United States provide financial incentives to individuals who take steps toward conservation, such as buying energy-efficient appliances or installing meters that reduce energy use during tiwwn of peak demand.
“We believe a real effort in conservation should take the place of condemnation,” Lazaro said. “There are things [Dominion] can do, but they haven’t been forced to.”
PEC is sponsoring a campaign called Enlighten to encourage consumers to install energy-efficient compact fluorescent light bulbs, which use 75 percent less energy than incandescent bulbs.
Bill Prindle, ACEEE’s acting executive director, said upgrading the efficiency of lighting systems is important, but light bulbs alone will not make a major dent in peak demand.
“The majority of peak load comes from residential and commercial air-conditioning systems,” Prindle said.
“Air-conditioning systems are routinely oversized,” he said. “They can often be scaled down when they are replaced — that reduces the cost to the customer right away and it’s more efficient.”
Prindle says commercial home builders also need to do more to increase energy efficiency. Many builders are motivated to produce homes as quickly and inexpensively as possible, and often skip out on power-saving appliances and other measures that reduce operating costs, he said.
“That market barrier is continually causing under investment in efficiency,” Prindle said. “There are a number of proven cost-effective efficiency mea
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