tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1316303495378677857.post1748352933463312438..comments2023-09-03T09:52:05.654-04:00Comments on <center><a href="/#banx">Freedom Light Bulb</a></center>: Politics, Science, and the Effect of BansLighthousehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08123172670211101092noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1316303495378677857.post-39082028643792843372012-07-13T11:11:13.007-04:002012-07-13T11:11:13.007-04:00Thank you Steven,
yes the US Department of Energ...Thank you Steven, <br /> yes the US Department of Energy also has good past surveys on household lighting use (which is the main area concerned with any incandescent ban), though they are only using estimates as of late.<br /> The American lighting relevant surveys are linked in the <a href="http://ceolas.net/#li171x" rel="nofollow">http://ceolas.net/#li171x</a> "Little society savings from a ban" section of the Ceolas site.Lighthousehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08123172670211101092noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1316303495378677857.post-17067845920206975952012-07-13T10:55:02.962-04:002012-07-13T10:55:02.962-04:00Household energy usage
Also USA Dept of Energy ha...Household energy usage<br /> Also USA Dept of Energy has good statistics <a href="http://205.254.135.7/consumption/residential/" rel="nofollow">US residential energy consumption surveys (RECS)</a><br /> Mainly heating and cooling like you say. <br /> StevenAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1316303495378677857.post-64152242097107081222012-07-12T11:25:28.884-04:002012-07-12T11:25:28.884-04:00Government consumer use advice is OK.
But not mean...Government consumer use advice is OK.<br />But not mean ban is good.<br />The DEFRA say "stand-by power must be limited"<br />But you can choose to use stand-by or not!<br />As you say, limiting energy use also affects what people want.<br /><br />So, agree, if "Government must save electricity" they can just increase price, and let people decide what to do and how to reduce their use,<br /> with the good consumer advice.<br /> <br />Also Government should deal with electricity production and grid instead, like you also say.Sergio Martíneznoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1316303495378677857.post-72232183419643675672012-07-09T21:08:53.210-04:002012-07-09T21:08:53.210-04:00could not agree more - paulcould not agree more - paulAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com