4 points | by JumpCrisscross 9 hours ago
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unironically, the largest driver of increased usage is air conditioning
https://apexknowledge.blog/nyc-daily-electricity-usage
this page has a nice graph of growth for the country since 1950 by usage
https://www.eia.gov/energyexplained/electricity/use-of-elect...
and another way to slice it up
https://www.eia.gov/energyexplained/us-energy-facts/data-and...
still looking to see what this looks like as a national growth statistic, media always likes to compare things that seem outrageous, but don't look so crazy if you put it in the broader context (eg. N million gallons of water vs 1%)
unironically, the largest driver of increased usage is air conditioning
https://apexknowledge.blog/nyc-daily-electricity-usage
this page has a nice graph of growth for the country since 1950 by usage
https://www.eia.gov/energyexplained/electricity/use-of-elect...
and another way to slice it up
https://www.eia.gov/energyexplained/us-energy-facts/data-and...
still looking to see what this looks like as a national growth statistic, media always likes to compare things that seem outrageous, but don't look so crazy if you put it in the broader context (eg. N million gallons of water vs 1%)