As Consumers Cut Spending,Utilities Qo Back to Drawing Board

摘要

U.S. electricity customers are cutting back as much as 25 percent, but it s not because they bleed green. A recent study attributes consumer energy conservation directly to the recession."It clearly was the pocketbook," said Greg Aliff, vice chairman and senior partner of energy and resources at Deloitte.Deloitte and market research firm the Harrison Group conducted the "resources 2011 Study" to gauge how business and consumer views on energy and energy efficiency are changing. The study is based on online interviews of 3,200 household decision-makers and 405 businesses with 250 employees or more.