I found myself wondering:

Before New York converts more farmland into large solar fields, what if we first made sure every outdated light bulb in the state was replaced with LEDs?

The numbers suggest that doing so could reduce electricity demand by billions of kilowatt-hours each year—potentially offsetting the need for tens of thousands of acres of solar development.

Sometimes the cleanest energy is not what we generate.

It is what we no longer need.

That may not be as visible as rows of solar panels across open land, but it may be one of the smartest forms of climate action available.

Maybe stewardship begins by wasting less first.

— Ron Dodson
rgdodson.com

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