In the context of the article - India - it seems spot on. Additionally, energy use in western homes has fallen dramatically in recent years. We've gone from 1

In the context of the article - India - it seems spot on. Additionally, energy use in western homes has fallen dramatically in recent years. We've gone from 100W bulbs to LEDs and from big vacuum cleaners to small robots and even fridges, freezers and washing machines have been using less and less each generation. Hopefully electricity use will pick up again slightly as we all start charging our cars at home, and that will be a good thing from the total energy usage and environmental perspective. PS you edited your post and added all those links and mention of India only after I replied ;)