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Old 01-01-2012, 06:07 PM   #26 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by Ladogaboy View Post
I don't remember where I read the article, but it was describing how American's electrical power consumption is drastically lower than it was even just 10 to 20 years ago. The article stated that this was due to the increased efficiency of modern electronic devices. Though Americans tend to use more electronic devices than they did in the past, the difference in efficiency has lessened the overall load on the power grid.
I would be interested in seeing that article because it runs counter to every article I've ever seen on it.
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