Folks Cut Back On Electricity Use

This CE Pro article (hat tip to David Shiller) notes that electricity use by people in their houses has declined. Here’s the lead paragraph:

Led by consistent reductions in electrical usage dedicated to lighting, the typical U.S. household is experiencing a regular 1.8 percent drop per year in its electrical usage and is expected to drop another 22 percent over the next 26 years. Indeed, in 2013 the average home used 10,819 kilowatt hours of electricity, a level not seen since 2001 . . .

EleBlog take: Is it more-efficient lighting that’s doing this? Or are people just — finally — switching off the lights in rooms where it’s not being used, because money is tight?

Or are Americans sitting at home, in the dark, with the TV off?

. . . how would anyone actually KNOW the answer?

Source: http://electricalcontractor.com/?p=13513

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