Verbosity has the proper take. I have a three year old Prius that in Chicago weather gets an annual average of 47 mpg. I do not understand why that cannot be matched and exceeded by more cars models. No one needs to get to 60 mph in under 8 seconds. The Prius is a stepping stone, but we need more such stones to energize the process towards the renewables. Nuclear has its "power" appeal, but has too many drawbacks and is no truly renewable. "People" still do not have it in their gut to go green. We need a mass effort.

Could we create more creative ways for individual households to feed the grid, and we need a more efficient grid, which our current president says is on the drawing board. I get on a stationary bike for 25 minutes per day, and I wish I had reason to do for more minutes. I have a laptop attached, it draws power, albeit small. Maybe I could power my computers with the bike. Are there ways every member in every household could produce small amounts of power each day to cut consumption, and where possible, feed the grid. If millions did it, it would make a difference. How about a rug in your home that when you walk on it, it produces a bit of power.