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For Europe at least, measured numbers are flat or slightly falling: https://www.iea.org/regions/europe/electricity https://www.iea.org/regions/europe/electricit

For Europe at least, measured numbers are flat or slightly falling: https://www.iea.org/regions/europe/electricity https://www.iea.org/regions/europe/electricity I accept that AI is likely to take us in the wrong direction for a while. (I don't think it will actually be that long, once people realise that more training isn't getting more results.)

ericd 1y ago
In the US, iirc replacing combustion cars and heating with EVs and heat pumps are larger contributors - the inflation reduction act and various incentives have been pretty successful, and as a consequence, electricity demand has been growing much quicker recently than in the previous couple decades.