Key to stewardship

No strategy is more important to our energy future - or more achievable by ordinary electric customers - than saving energy. Energy conservation and efficiency help protect the environment by reducing emissions from traditional, fossil-based fuels. In addition, when energy resources are conserved, the need to build expensive new power plants is delayed or deferred; that keeps energy more affordable over the long term.

Of course, energy conservation and efficiency measures help lower utility bills for both residential and business customers over the short term as well. This is a key consideration in any economic conditions, and particularly today. Virtually every customer can find ways to use less energy, in some cases by making very simple and inexpensive changes.