Buildings account for 75% of U.S. electricity use, meaning that reducing energy usage in buildings could significantly decrease the need for power generation and new power plants. An analysis by researchers at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL) and the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) outlines how U.S. energy consumption could be reduced by one-third by shifting the timing of air conditioning in residential buildings, using more efficient water heaters, and installing central controllers to regulate electronics in commercial buildings...
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