[Rebelbase]

"seems just that, extreme. "

IMO, its a relative matter. For those of us living in cities or suburbia it does seem extreme. I did'nt pay attention to location in the article, is this guy living in a metropolitan area?, if so, yes that would be extreme.

For those living in isolated areas of the Western U.S., Canda or Alaska, its more a way of life...extreme to the city bound masses.

[TheFilter]

I live in a small town and actually, these are some good ideas. I wouldn't bother to cook my food in a solar box or get rid of my freezer, but substituting light bulbs for more efficient ones and using a laptop seem like harmless moneysavers. Someday I would love to have a solar house, since the sun's free!

We are in the UK and the transformers for all of our US voltage equipment are what kill us. We really need to start turning powerstrips off, too. Electricity is expensive here! :(

[DainBramage]

Good point.