Consumers are too stupid to make good choices

[kandrathe]

Why? If you're buying energy, then conserving energy energy should save you money. That should be all the incentive you need. If it doesn't save you money, odds are that if you check into it, it doesn't save energy (overall) either.

Generally, I would agree, although if the payback period is high (> 20 years) it still might be a good idea to influence consumers to change to prevent the need to grow the infrastructure.

Resistance heating is just about the most inefficient way to use electricity for heat.

I know. I'm hosed. My house is entirely heated by electrical resistance heating. Most of my fixtures are not in the ceiling, but dangle down or are on the walls.

If you really want to save energy, get a heat pump. And heating your ceiling and attic is not too productive;)

I would love to do it. Maybe I can start small and grow it, but I can't afford to make the full transition all at once.