Residents of one block in Brighton in the UK are tracking their electricity usage via a giant infographic graffitied onto the street. In the three weeks the project has been running, electricity use has dropped 15%. Amazing the great good a little bit of feedback can do! In America people would probably just compete to see how big they could make the electricity drain go.

The Tidy Street Project [Tidystreet.org]
Tidy St: Shining a light on community energy efficiency [Green Living Blog] (Thanks to c-side!)

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