Just think for a moment, over 100% of all electricity in Schleswig-Holstein (which probably includes most of Denmark as well) was for a period from wind. Not one disco was shut because the turntables revolved too slow. "Life shrinks or expands in proportion to one's courage." - Anaïs Nin
The stage 1 and stage 2 energy alerts in California (voluntary energy reduction) have worked in the two years I've lived here. So much of it is purely cultural. Low wind and high temps? Just require commercial lighting to turn off at night so the air conditioners can run.
you are the media you consume.