In January of 2010 the National Action Plan for Energy Efficiency, a private-public initiative, was created to develop an aggressive national commitment to energy efficiency, with a goal of curbing our energy usage 50% by 2025. Considering homes, businesses, schools, governments and industries account for more than 70% of the natural gas and electricity consumed in the U.S., one of the best ways to become a more energy efficient nation is to target building energy consumption.

How does this affect us?

Based on the initiatives of several states and utility companies, there are several ways to encourage the end-consumer to curb their energy consumption:

Some states, especially those like Texas, who are suffering severe heat waves are in an energy crisis where the threat of black outs during the hottest points of the day are looming ever closer. With the threat of overloaded electrical grids and rotating power outages and an overall increased demand for electrical use, consumers are left asking the question:

What can we do?

With record breaking heat waves occurring across the country, it is imperative to reduce our electrical usage, especially during peak demand periods, before the grids become too overloaded and we are left in 110˚ heat without any air conditioning relief. Fortunately, there are several key strategies to reduce our consumption, especially between the critical hours of 3 p.m. and 7 p.m. during the hottest summer months:

The energy crisis is gaining respect as consumers are no longer able to ignore the rising costs, from the fuel pump to their air conditioning bill. It is imperative we make our homes more energy efficient, but as many of us know, many energy efficient household improvements are entirely too costly. U.S. Sunlight has created products that allow homeowners to make incremental changes to the energy efficiency of their home without sacrificing their pocket books, it’s our way of helping you go green and save green.