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---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Jennifer Miller <jen.miller@sierraclub.orgmailto:jen.miller@sierraclub.org> Date: Tue, Feb 25, 2014 at 10:58 AM Subject: Fwd: U.S. Electricity Use is Declining and Energy Efficiency May be a Significant Factor To: CONS-FRED@lists.sierraclub.orgmailto:CONS-FRED@lists.sierraclub.org

"Most significant causes for decline in energy use in the US were energy efficiency programs and policies, warmer weather, changes in gross domestic product (GDP), and changes in electricity prices."

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

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 since then, even as the economy began to recover. 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, such as erosion of manufacturing, more efficient buildings, lighting and appliances and increased use of on-site generation.

ACEEE has just completed an analysis on electricity-use trends since 1993 and we looked at changes in sales over the 2007-2012 period in particular. We found that no single factor can explain the change in electricity use over the 1993-2012 period. The factors that appear most significant were energy efficiency programs and policies, warmer weather, changes in gross domestic product (GDP), changes in electricity prices, and long-term trends...

To continue reading the blog post visit: http://aceee.org/blog/2014/02/us-electricity-use-declining-and-enerhttp://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?e=001Juzlrl_YxM-aafPC76ksrCCPdYowh_4IqVy8Qf-iozlxdfIZHlscAoVvzqJUsMgd79Jet11dHv2CS7mTFhHrTWUjXH838tbqy6aLgR7CLylk0s4mQw5gv9bEKK79FNJNfFs1YkIr4BUlV_-HzO158hWXAfOP_93VfB2QwordZC4Jb0QzhNb68Q==

To read the white paper visit: http://aceee.org/white-paper/low-electricity-growthhttp://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?e=001Juzlrl_YxM-PDagP0bJNc9dY2IH2fVvPhq1MNSsBs5DifwRV1ZB3PzRFCmtYDsnI_UZOW5YnZZHi7rbC7-nSCLaYq-FbnNZlaySjT2CoGBKOs_yA1HvZxBbhE0N915pEnXSmfUDbyo3fbxaj2Ws4OI0QxRtYbo7j

About ACEEE: The American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy acts as a catalyst to advance energy efficiency policies, programs, technologies, investments, and behaviors. For information about ACEEE and its programs, publications, and conferences, visit aceee.orghttp://aceee.org/

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