Solar can save a bunch and amazingly enough it is with hot water. In most homes it is elements such as stove top or water heaters that eat juice. My brothers house in LV was gas & electric which in that climate is nuts as the environment goes. In LV solar hot water would reduce power use as would a solar system for the whole house. Throw in at least 17 Seer heat pumps for heating and cooling big reduction. Keeping in mind the Montana in Jan is not heat pump country. Hell make it a nation wide priority with a requirement that equipment be manufactured in US, it can be done. The problem is that it would require we ditch the PC crap that flies now/ right along with what problem mind set. I still have a 5 spot that says ain't no way with that tottering bunch of fools that run government.