We need to teach ourselves and our children that energy conservation starts with one's own individual behavior. We need to initiate a program to utilize alternative energy sources such as solar, wind, and energy-efficient technologies such as fuel cells. With the abundance of sunshine in Taiwan, this could be a major source of energy. It is particularly attractive because it generates electricity in the day, a time when energy consumption in Taiwan peaks, due to use of air conditioning systems. Those countries would surely be more than happy to share this technology, and to assist in the installation of windmills along Taiwan's coast.
Fuel cells are another new technology, which can radically reduce energy use.
The same amount of gas or oil thus generates twice the electricity. Crowd and banners at 12 November 2000 rally against nuclear power in Taipei An added advantage of these new technologies is that electricity can be generated in several separate locations, not in one central location. This makes electricity generation less vulnerable to breakdown due to failure of one central plant, which might, for instance, be targeted by Chinese missiles. Distributed power will thus increase the reliability of the electricity system as a whole. It should be emphasized that alternative energy sources are part of the picture.