Part One: First of a two part interview with national building science expert Chris Mathis, President of Mathis Consulting Company, exploring the extensive energy savings available today that can reduce both base load demand and peak energy demand through better windows, insulation, air sealing, new appliances and more.Part One: First of a two part interview with national building science expert Chris Mathis, President of Mathis Consulting Company, exploring the extensive energy savings available today that can reduce both base load demand and peak energy demand through better windows, insulation, air sealing, new appliances and more. Chris explains how each home can be in effect "a little power plant", the Time Dependent Value for energy produced and used at various times of the day, the regressive nature of energy costs that impact the lower income families the most, 'decoupling' revenues for the utilities from only making money on selling energy, and a range of options that utilities can employ today to make our energy systems more affordable, safe and reliable… and more! This interview addresses the first of the new 3 part Progress Energy corporate strategy of conservation and energy efficiency, chock full of examples from around the nation that demonstrate 'the low hanging fruit' rewards of efficiency first!
