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bastien, most people do not realize that most of their electric bill
does not go to pay for the "energy" itself (be it derived from oil,
gas, coat, etc) but for the infrastructure that delivers it to their
home. Most of those costs are fixed, no matter how much power you use.
So even if I cover my house in solar panels and windmills and reduce my
demand upon the grid by 90%, the net cost to the utility of servicing
me as a customer remains nearly the same. It's even worse if you are
conserving water. The more successful the conservation effort, the
higher your bill is going to get.