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To: gg cox who wrote (2057)	8/28/2005 11:27:22 AM
From: Rock_nj	Respond to of 16955

I was just investigating energy efficieny yesterday. I was surprised to learn how much more efficient appliances have become since the 1980s. Many appliances are 50% or more efficient than a generation ago. Of course, as you suggest, insulation and passive cooling like trees is a good route too. Nobody would have thought much of energy efficiency in decades past, but now it is possible to make a home far more efficient in its energy use with off the shelf appliances and lighting such as compact flouresencents. Once that's done, a solar system necessary to provide home energy needs drops in price significantly.