Household Energy Saving Tips

Fuck that.

better idea: limit the size of pachinko parlors to no more than 50 machines.

Some businesses have also decided to shift working time for part of their workforce earlier in the morning (from 08:30 to 07:30). There is a lot of room for improvement for commercial use (not industry), which might be not so difficult to implement within a few weeks:
- ban the use of open-type freezers in retail stores (use only closed-type freezers with doors)
- close the doors and windows of climatized rooms
- use the power savings options for computers (put the computer in standby after 10 minutes of inactivity)
- switch 100% of the lightings to energy saving-type (traditional bulbs should disappear)
- if possible, ventilate the premises at night and switch AC on automatically in the early hours of morning (to keep the premises cooler when the employees arrive and before consumption peak)

I know that in this situation we all have to work together for energy saving and I’m trying my best too to work on that, but damn… Don’t ask normal people to do all the job!

I didn’t really follow the news on TV recently so i don’t know if they already talk about that (my bad if they had…) but, seriously what’s wrong with the Pachinko parlors?!?! Why it seems that they are absolutely not affected by the situation since the earthquake?! Nobody seems to care about… I mean WTF, every time I pass by a Pachinko, I never see any kind of energy saving from them and it seems just find for every Japanese people, like they are out of any rules. I might say that because I’m a foreigner but after few years in Japan I’m still not used to the crazy sound and the bright lights everywhere, just shut down these things, all day long or few hours, or limit it to few areas (or just burn it down! -_-). I mean, come on, don’t tell me this is not sucking crazy sh*t energy!!

While other important things like Escalators or Aircondition in the subway are just simply shut down. I know i may sound lazy but seriously come to my station, there are like these 2 huge escalator that doesn’t work anymore (this is the only way to get out. 1 Elevator but it’s so crowded you have to wait like 10minutes in front of it) and it always kills me to see Obaasan and Ojiisan trying their best on it for 20minutes and almost have an heart attack at the end. Or try the 8AM rush everyday on some subway lines at 27 degrees, no aircon, packed like sardine, i guaranty you you will remember it for a long time!

Industries use huge amounts of energy. I think it’s a good idea for households to try to cut down, but factories could cut definitely reduce their energy consumption, and it won’t hurt if the electric lights get turned down or off. Major cities in the U.K. are dark at night; it won’t hurt Tokyo to dim the bright lights. Also, employers should stop making men wear suits and ties in the summer, office windows should be designed to open (in Tokyo, I could never open my office windows), and air conditioners should be set at higher levels. If everybody stinks, no one person has to feel stigmatized.

People in Japan are already good about using clotheslines and not relying on dishwashers, they use public transport and are well educated. I’m confident that if any country can find ways to lower energy consumption, it’s Japan.

A lot of ignorance here in the comments (good willed ignorance though!)

Saving power at night is meaningless for this problem. The problem is a shortage of power at the peak time, which is around 11AM to 3PM. This also means brilliant night lighting of pachinko parlors is not really the problem either (if they’re leaving all the bright lights on all day for some reason, yes that’s a problem).

Residences use about 1/4 of all electricity (not a drop in the bucket!). Manufacturing nearly half. Transportation only about 2%, and businesses and the rest the remaining 1/4 or so.

And the “Why should I conserve? Stick it to industry!” attitude is not helpful. Most industries have already been saving as much electricity as possible because they want to save money! Of course there are ways to further save energy, but they likely require investment in better equipment and take time. Quick fixes such as cutting lighting and air conditioning can become health/safety issues in a factory. Whereas cutting lighting and air conditioning in a home, office or shop is less so.

Industries doing time-shifting is a great strategy. (A necessity) Keeping factories closed at midday, or even just changing production schedules so the energy-intensive processes are done off-peak will help a lot.

But everyone, everywhere has to conserve.

AS LONG AS it doesn’t lead to people dying of heat stroke etc.

(Turning off A/C, elevators and escalators that are actually needed is dangerously stupid.)

And hope that all the remaining power plants have no problems.

 Well I have always wondered how much energy could be saved if all the main shopping districts in Japan didn’t use neon signs. There must be enough energy in those alone to power a small nation!