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Civic Responsibility
http://www.fastcoexist.com/1680817/households-that-vote-use-less-electricityCivic responsibility breeds responsibility in other areas of life. It sounds cliche, but it’s more true than you might think according to an analysis from energy efficiency company Opower.
The company, which offers energy management tools for utilities and customers, sifted through its database to find electricity consumption data from 137,000 households (in either one eastern U.S. state or one western state) that also have public records indicating how many elections the head of household has voted in over the past eight years. The result: People who vote use less power.
The company, which offers energy management tools for utilities and customers, sifted through its database to find electricity consumption data from 137,000 households (in either one eastern U.S. state or one western state) that also have public records indicating how many elections the head of household has voted in over the past eight years. The result: People who vote use less power.