Delusions Abound on Energy Savings, Study Says – Green Blog – NYTimes.com
Suzanne DeChillo/The New York Times
When it comes to saving energy, many Americans seem to get it — and at the same time they don’t get it at all.
Switching off lights is not as effective as many consumers apparently think.
That’s the takeaway from a new study by researchers from Columbia University, Ohio State University and Carnegie Mellon University who found that people are far more likely to focus on switching off lights or unplugging appliances than on buying new bulbs or more efficient refrigerators. But people’s perceptions of the relative savings of various actions are significantly at variance with reality.
Delusions Abound on Energy Savings, Study Says – Green Blog – NYTimes.com.
