Lacking Natural Energy Resources, Nutmeggers Embrace Efficiency

…”Energy efficiency is about doing the same amount of work, with less energy,” said Bill Dornbos, director of the Acadia Center in Connecticut, a non-profit, that among other projects, is helping to design energy efficiency plans for the state Department of Energy and Environmental Protection. “But if you kind of think of it another way, it’s also about preventing energy waste, which is costly, right? People needlessly paying for more energy than they need to buy to power their homes is a drag on the economy…”