Two quick reforms for the public energy industry:
1) A solar panel-driven water heater can lower your bill
from 1/3 to ½ of its present cost (at least in Puerto Rico.)
Theoretically speaking, one can say that if all Puerto Rican households were to
have solar panel water heaters, the country would be 1/3 to ½ less dependent on
foreign petroleum. (Not to mention, solar power is free.) Why not obligate each
household to install a solar panel (if the state can obligate you to install a
water counter, I don't see why it couldn't obligate you to install a panel on
your roof), continue to charge the citizen the same for the period of a year in
order to pay off the investment, and then after the product is paid off, the
citizen's bill drastically lowers.
2) A quick calculation should be carried out to establish
the basic amount of electricity that a simple family "needs" to survive (such
as refrigeration and cooking). This "needs" range should be free to the citizen
while energy usage that passes this mark - called the "luxury range" - is charged.
The free "need" range can be subsidized by the "luxury range". Thus, those who
use more electricity than they need are technically paying for those who use only
the energy they need for basic necessities. As people begin to save electricity
the cost of luxurious energy usage would become more and more expensive, thus
pushing people to continue saving.
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