I was just standing in an elevator with a sign that said: Send back to 0 after use to save energy. How would sending an elevator back to 0 without any people in it ever be more energy efficient?

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I was just standing in an elevator with a sign that said: Send back to 0 after use to save energy. How would sending an elevator back to 0 without any people in it ever be more energy efficient?

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Just because somebody puts up a sign doesn’t mean they know what they’re talking about. Outside of ridiculously contrived scenarios, moving an elevator more isn’t going to use less energy than not moving it.