When some residents around the United States open their monthly utility bills these days, they know with a simple glance if they are model energy-using citizens for their area, or if they need to do some major efficiency and conservation work to keep up with the Jones and the Smiths.
Here is an interesting article from the New York Times about peer awareness energy billing, which lets you compare your family’s energy usage with those of your peers. Read the article, Utilities turn their customers green, with envy >>
Owatonna & Austin Public Utilities (part of Southern Minnesota Municipal Power Agency) and Connexus and Lake Country Power (part of Great River Energy) are all launching pilot projects along these lines to promote home energy conservation. Stay tuned for more information.
