What annoys me are the utility companies chronically telling homeowners to take effective measures to reduce energy wasting, be it insulating, lowering room temps, reduce electrical use, etc. Then you go out into a town and notice that car dealer lots are over lighted, many stores/industrial shops leave way too many lights on when closed, have poor air-draft control, their HVAC systems run at full 24/7, water pipes/faucets dripping, and much more obvious neglect of needless energy wasting on their part. McDonald's newest buildings now have outside mounted heaters blasting warm air across their drive-thru windows... these run pretty much constant. Even some of the big box stores like Home Depot have heaters churning out heat in their outdoor lumber pick-up area. What a sad waste of natural gas and electricity. The retail industry is by far the largest waster of energy resources IMHO.