Americans consume more power than almost anyone and it's not improving our lives. Most of us can reduce our consumption 75% just on simple life improvements, at home and business. Nothing pollutes less than leaving the fuel in the ground. (Source: I'm not special and reduced mine about 90% and going. My latest electric bill was $4 and change (plus fixed line fees). In the spring I hit $1.40, as I wrote up in https://joshuaspodek.com/i-used-2-5-the-average-americans-el... and https://joshuaspodek.com/12-sustainability-leadership-lesson...).
It's a question of values and which ones we want to live by. Stewardship, family, community, resilience, enjoying what we have, humility toward nature, meaning, and purpose are always available but we have to choose them.