I'm glad to hear you say that it's good. It's the story of the industrial revolution: the more efficient use of energy creates more wealth, which creates more use of efficiencies.
You noted in the Juneau example that price determinants were a very strong signal to make people change their behaviour. Is there anything else, other than price, we can do as government regulators, consumers, or whatever? What is it that will drive people to more energy efficiency? Is it education of technical personnel? Is it housing standards? We have a bit of a cold weather climate, and for the record, Juneau is actually pretty warm compared to where I come from in Saskatchewan.