Exactly this. Per capita 42.1MWh for Germany vs 76.6MWh for USA in 2021 (before the war and any special energy savings) [1]. The living standard is comparable

Exactly this. Per capita 42.1MWh for Germany vs 76.6MWh for USA in 2021 (before the war and any special energy savings) [1]. The living standard is comparable and the output per GDP is 0.98kWh for Germany vs 1.48kWh for the USA (in 2018) [2]. So it should be easy for the USA to reduce by 1/3 their energy consumption without affecting productivity and without even switching to other energy sources. There is a lot of potential in energy efficiency also in Germany and other countries of course. [1] https://ourworldindata.org/energy/country/germany?country=USA~DEU#per-capita-what-is-the-average-energy-consumption-per-person https://ourworldindata.org/energy/country/germany?country=US... [2] https://ourworldindata.org/energy/country/germany?country=USA~DEU#energy-intensity-how-much-energy-does-it-use-per-unit-of-gdp https://ourworldindata.org/energy/country/germany?country=US...