HOW THE U.S. IS CUTTING ITS ELECTRICITY BILL

U.S. Electricity Use is Declining and Energy Efficiency May be a Significant Factor

Steven Nadel, February 25, 2014 (American Council for an Energy Efficient Economy)

"U.S. electricity sales peaked in 2007 and have been declining modestly since then. Sales in 2012 were 1.9% lower than 2007 sales, and sales in the first ten months of 2013 are below the same period in 2012. While the economic recession is an obvious explanation for the decline in sales in 2008 and 2009, it is much less clear why sales have continued to decline…While some observers have attributed this stalled growth to the ongoing effects of the “Great Recession,” other observers suggest other factors may have played a role…[ACEEE’s analysis of] electricity-use trends since 1993…found that no single factor can explain the change in electricity use over the 1993-2012 period…Over the more recent period of 2007-2012, savings resulting from energy efficiency programs and policies, and from warmer winter weather, appear to be the most important contributors…” click here for more

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