Max Gladwell

Rather than expanding current wind and solar power sources, energy experts indicate it is more effective to eliminate and restructure current consumption methods. Jim Sweeny, an energy economist from Stanford University, says “freeing up 10 percent of current demand would leave more energy available than expanding all current wind and solar production tenfold.”

Echelon, an alternative energy technology manufacturer, indicates certain areas known as “smart cities” are doing this by controlling their networking technology. Smart cities, Echelon reports, are managing everything from fast food kitchens to street lights using various power grid systems. By implementing energy efficient methods on a citywide basis, these cities have reportedly saved 50 percent in energy consumption and billions of dollars in operational costs.

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