Kilowatt Ours

Kilowatt Ours opens with Vice President Dick Cheney's energy policy speech in which he makes the claim that America needs nearly 1900 new power plants in the next 20 years to meet projected electricity demands. That is one new power plant per week for the next two decades in order to meet projected electricity demands.

"Kilowatt Ours" challenges this assertion by presenting an alternative based on conservation and renewable power. Produced on a $20,000 budget, this documentary reveals the underreported side effects resulting from America's voracious appetite for coal-generated electricity. Filmmaker Jeff Barrie takes viewers on a journey from the coal mines of West Virginia to the solar panel fields of Florida, as he discovers solutions to America's energy related problems.

Along the way, Jeff and his wife Heather share a plan to eliminate their use of coal and nuclear power at home by employing energy conservation, energy efficiency and renewable energy sources. Through their learning experience, viewers discover how they can save hundreds of dollars annually on energy bills, and use a portion of the savings to purchase newnewable energy.

Kilowatt Ours invites viewers to help build a net zero nation, by conserving energy to the greatest extent possible at home, then using clean renewable energy to provide the electricity used.

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