Both the federal and local governments can give incentives to reduce electricity and overall energy use.  When companies become dedicated to saving energy, society will follow as will other nations. Policies that will require resident and business to not just use clean energy but to use less energy. Tax incentive for decreased monthly energy use would be a start in affecting electricity use. Competition always helps drive and improve business.  Local and even federal governments could set up a “race” to energy efficiency.  Companies who successfully use less energy percentage wise compared to others will receive notoriety and positive publicity.  Energy use could be measured consistently and made public influencing firms to take saving energy seriously.

My new business would need to have sustainability and energy efficiency at the forefront of the model.  Everything we did from shipping, electricity use, and waste management would have the goal of saving energy and using clean energy. We would strive to be the leader in the energy saving “race”.  We would even make an effort to get other companies more involved in the competition. Our company would support green organizations and projects improving sustainability in the community.  Expansion would be focused on moving into areas where sustainability may not be as important and working to demonstrate the benefits.