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Misleading title. Power demand from US homes is rising. The rate at which it's rising is falling, and projected to continue falling.
by jmathes 15y ago
Misleading title. Power demand from US homes is rising. The rate at which it's rising is falling, and projected to continue falling.
- Groxx 15y agoThanks, I was just wondering about this. That attribute of the title was essentially the only reason I was thinking I might read it - that would've been a big surprise. edit: skimmed, and actually... >[Utility] executives were particularly surprised by a dip during the first three months of this year, the most recent national quarterly numbers available. Adjusted for the effects of weather, residential power demand fell 1.3 percent nationwide, an unusually sharp drop.
- Bud 15y agoNope. It's projected to ACTUALLY fall, as the article makes quite clear, if you simply read the third paragraph: Over the next decade, experts expect residential power use to fall, reversing an upward trend that has been almost uninterrupted since Thomas Edison invented the modern light bulb. Or, read further down for the actual numbers: From 1980 to 2000, residential power demand grew by about 2.5 percent a year. From 2000 to 2010, the growth rate slowed to 2 percent. Over the next 10 years, demand is expected to decline by about 0.5 percent a year, according to the Electric Power Research Institute, a nonprofit group funded by the utility industry.
- hollerith 15y agoIt is not falling yet, though, so the title ("Power demand from US homes is falling") is wrong or at least misleading, as grandparent asserts.