Ways of making energy consumption clearer, such as devices that constantly monitor household appliances, could therefore help people make better decisions about how to saveenergy.
"The important thing to consider is that the Earth has a very deep gravity well so anything you can make in situ on the Moon will save an awful lot of energy and therefore money, " he said.
The Energy Star program was created to promote energy efficiency by letting consumers know which appliances, which electronics would save electricity and, therefore, would save them money over time.