Kansai area leads the charge in energy-saving businesses

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sf2k at 09:58 PM JST - 16th June

a website link would have been useful
LFRAgain at 01:13 PM JST - 17th June

Here's a suggestion for the coming summer, when the highest energy consumption comes from air conditioner usage:

Force businesses to keep their front doors closed rather than propped open during business hours. You don't need to prop your doors open, letting warm air into the building, in order to show customers that you're open for business. Posting business hours on the doors is a far cheaper way of letting the customers know.
sf2k at 05:00 AM JST - 18th June

In Toronto Canada we have a hydro thermal tube, basically giant tubes going into the lake which act as a downtown air conditioner. This has saved us from using a natural gas plant. Google/Wikipedia for Enwave Deep Lake Water Cooling.

Now then, Japan is an island nation. Water is inherently cooler the deeper you go. Can Japan not then do something similar? Or has anyone heard of any similar type project? This is a nice idea because it doesn't mean buring or using up something. Just appreciating the heat/cold characteristics of water, of which Japan is surrounded by!! Every city by water could have hydro based air conditioning, thus saving the power grid, and reducing CO2 emissions.

C'mon Japan, I know you can do it!
sf2k at 05:03 AM JST - 18th June

(sp) burning
chardk1 at 11:47 AM JST - 25th June

Too bad a lot of the energy being saved in Kansai is because companies are going out of business.