The specter of summer blackouts in California may soon be a boon to pocketbooks.
Conservation is the buzz of summer.
Bingo, your solution to cut your energy bill by 20 percent. And, depending on your budget and comfort level, you can do it with little to no cost. It's all in the name of 30 years of government energy research and effective conservation, and unlike any energy-saving tip Web site already offered by the likes of Southern California Edison and the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power, officials said. Residents in the city of Los Angeles, which opted out of deregulation and have been immune from its effects, are not under the state program. But a similar program known as Cash for Conservation may be implemented in Los Angeles this week for reductions of 10 percent.