The Soft Path Holds Up.

This article reports that efficient technologies and renewable sources will bring a cheaper, more reliable energy future. The demand for energy has seemed insatiable. What public wants is not a barrel of oil or joule of electricity, but the services energy provides. They need light and heat, fuel to move themselves and goods around, electricity to power factories and computers. The author says that the energy is just a means to many different ends. He asserts that one should deliver that energy in a quality appropriate to the end use. Since the production of higher quality energy, such as motor fuels and electricity, is energy intensive, its use should be minimized. INSET: The Path Less Taken.