ABSTRACT
It started metaphorically: caught in tangled electrical appliance cords in the dark under my high school teacher’s desk.
I emerged with data in hand and an epiphany brewing in my mind. By unplugging unused appliances, my school could save electricity being drawn as phantom load for very little effort and a high impact. We got to work on a sustainability program that through carefully communicated behavioral change succeeded in reducing our high school’s electricity consumption enough to hire two new teachers.
