[Noah930]

What taxes get paid along with your electricity bill? For example, when you buy gasoline there are state and federal taxes. So as our nation's fuel consumption decreases (through driving less miles or buying more fuel efficient vehicles) there's been talk from our government to change vehicle registration to be reflected by miles driven, instead of gasoline consumed. You know, because now our government (who's been quite vocal in pushing green green green) has discovered that fuel efficiency isn't so good for tax revenue.

So if loads of people start becoming more energy efficient at home (whether through solar, wind, geothermal, capping their farts or whatnot) what part of the government or industry is going to suddenly realize they're facing a shortage of income? You know, the part of government that we have to save by increasing taxes somewhere else to make sure their jobs are secure.