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AJTTOTD t1_j1lw85z wrote

Reply to comment by tdpdcpa in Asked to conserve electricity on Christmas eve. What is even going on anymore by CoolHandMike

You misunderstood. Let's say my family is comfy at 68 degrees with 2 lights and the TV on. I'm asked to conserve and turn something off. My office building is set at 72, hallways lights/monitors/printers/etc. are on with no one around or serving a purpose. The shopping center has 200 "security" non-LED lights on. Who is wasteful here? Lighting and heating empty spaces or the family being cozy?

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SecurelyObscure t1_j1mieqf wrote

Many offices do have motion sensor lights and after-hours HVAC settings, though. Also remote controls/monitoring and modern high efficiency heat exchangers that are many times more efficient per cubic foot.

And when there are tens of thousands of households vs dozens of office buildings in a service area, it's absolutely the households that are consuming the vast majority of energy, so it makes sense to try and reduce the demand where it's greatest.

Both can be wasteful, but you're the one being willfully wasteful.

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