Re: Conservation psychology - What's it gonna take?

I didn't include the saving derived from not purchasing the electricity to power all the gadgets mentioned. The 2000kWh/yr of electricity needed to power these, as supplied by the grid for 25 years assuming a minimal price increase of 3p/yr from 6p to 78p/kWh = £21,000.
Choosing to live a simpler lifestyle using our small system to provide all our electricity will save us £26,973. As the budget allows, the system could be scaled up. The panels from one typical grid tied installation at 3kW could go to 15 of these small 200W systems. This would mean that for less resources invested per home, more homes could achieve higher reductions in demand and we would have actual emissions cuts sooner. Instead of one home making 6% reductions in demand, we’d have 15 homes making 99% reductions.

I understand that this proposal will be perceived as extreme and very difficult to enact. My personal experience is to the contrary. I believe that if we don’t make these difficult changes by choice we are likely to be forced into them by circumstance.

cheers
Robb