Saul Griffith on Electrifying Everything

A really amazing and worthwhile post by Saul Griffith (www, LinkedIn) outlines what the US needs to do to electrify. Also see his video below.

Post: One Billion Machines by Saul Griffith

Key points:

• It is critical to understand where the energy comes from and where it goes
• To look at the interactive energy data, go here: http://energyliteracy.com/
• To electrify everything the US needs to replace over 1 billion machines
• This includes supply side (oil wells) and demand side (cars, hot water) 
• Most small machines are in our home with 42% of emissions tied to household fuel choices
• It should save households $2,500 per year if policy, tech and finance come together
• The goal: half the energy needed today and none of the emissions

The household machines we need in the next 20 years

• 220 million road vehicles
• 98 million space heaters
• 117 million water heaters
• 95 million stoves, ovens, etc.
• 19 million gas and propane dryers (use clothes lines!)
• 55 million rooftop solar installations
• 30 million household batteries
• 100 million breaker boxes
• 220 million vehicle chargers

How many jobs it should create

• 10 million new jobs

Call To Action

• US - join the movement to rewire America
• Global - start your own movement

Here is a video of Saul explaining the key principles behind 1 billion machines: 

Images sourced from Saul's website here.