Jul 23, 2026 · 25 min · 11 segments
Using less energy saves money and can even reduce prices. It also reduces emissions and frees up energy for other uses without building more power plants and power lines. We discuss the benefits to…
Laurie Wiegand-JacksonGuest
Maggie MolinaGuest
Scott TinkerHostThere's savings that you can get from using less energy or being more efficient in the way you use energy, and with utility costs rising right now, this is really important.
... saving energy gives us a tool right now to immediately help consumers lower their bills.
And of course, saving energy lowers emissions, and that, both greenhouse gas emissions, other pollutants, and this will be really important to meet those sustainability goals.
I've recently really discovered how much energy AI and crypto mining will require, and these are two sectors that are growing dramatically-
so fast we haven't really understood the impact that it's gonna have on the demand for electricity especially.
That will mean higher energy bills as demand increases and lower grid reliability, more blackouts and outages unless we do something.
And part of that something should be to be more efficient in the way we use energy-
There's savings that you can get from using less energy or being more efficient in the way you use energy, and with utility costs rising right now, this is really important.
... saving energy gives us a tool right now to immediately help consumers lower their bills.
And of course, saving energy lowers emissions, and that, both greenhouse gas emissions, other pollutants, and this will be really important to meet those sustainability goals.
I've recently really discovered how much energy AI and crypto mining will require, and these are two sectors that are growing dramatically-
so fast we haven't really understood the impact that it's gonna have on the demand for electricity especially.
That will mean higher energy bills as demand increases and lower grid reliability, more blackouts and outages unless we do something.
And part of that something should be to be more efficient in the way we use energy-
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AI, Crypto And Blackouts
Then she warns about looming power crunch
Two-Thirds Of Energy Wasted
So just how wasteful are we really?
Control Versus Price Signals
What about personal freedom versus smart pricing?
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