Why do energy companies promote energy conservation and efficiency?
Very simple even if you cut back they are still going to make money. There is no threat that they will lose money, the population in 1945 was 2 billion now it is 6.5 billion and modest estimates put it at 9 billion by 2050 even if we cut back there will be even more need. Building new factories be it gas or electricity or whatever, cost and cause concern from customers where an evenly controlled need makes a steady profit. By helping individuals go green they gain favor with government and also customers that translates into good will which in business generally means money. Even if it is so successful that the need goes down and the company starts to lose money, they simply would raise the cost to where they would make enough money to stay in a profitable business and government would have no problem with it and most consumers would have little problem with it. (If they showed you a way to only use 1/100 the power a week you use now and there would be no pollution and no power plants
It is politically correct advertising.. The company creates a wonderful image so they get more customers. They are also gearing up for carbon taxes. or carbon credits.. ]]When a provider has spare carbon credits they can trade their credits on the market and make even more money than selling electricity, gas and so on. This in turn allows the energy that you have saved to be turned into another profit. Carbon trading so far is going to be a scam.What you do not use is used somewhere else..The cost of carbon trading is also going to lift the price of energy.. They will gain here to.
