The Silver Bullet Myth of Sustainable Energy Savings

Martin Pasqualetti; Pasqualetti Martin; Robert L. Boscamp; Michael K. Tabbert

doi:10.1016/j.tej.2010.09.005

The Silver Bullet Myth of Sustainable Energy Savings

Martin Pasqualetti, Pasqualetti Martin, Robert L. Boscamp, Michael K. Tabbert

CLAS-SS: Geographical Sciences and Urban Planning, School of (SGSUP)

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Abstract

Especially in the U.S., people like to think that solving problems just requires finding the proper " silver bullet." Such fixes are not sustainable. Any utility company wanting sustainable long-term savings in personal energy demand requires a more thorough commitment that might be referred to as " head" (education), " heart" (motivation), and " hands" (action).

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	72-78
Number of pages	7
Journal	Electricity Journal
Volume	23
Issue number	8
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tej.2010.09.005
State	Published - Oct 1 2010

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Business and International Management
Energy (miscellaneous)
Management of Technology and Innovation
Law

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