There was no wind-generated electricity, and we didn't have the nation's most advanced building and appliance efficiency standards as we later adopted.

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It's because of appliance and efficiency standards that we've been able to keep our energy usage relatively flat, and considering California is on average a warmer state, that's pretty amazing.

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Wedge theory, the idea that the world should pursue many different solutions energy efficiency retrofits, renewable energy, appliance standards means that a large number and variety of organizations are needed.

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