• bc93@lemmy.world
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    5 months ago

    Average US residential power usage hasn’t really changed much over the last 20 years. This is generally because things become more energy efficient with time - e.g. typical light bulbs have gone from 60W to 8W.

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      5 months ago

      Sure, the usage hasn’t changed on average in about 20 years, but in the next 20 years, it’s definitely going to increase dramatically.

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          5 months ago

          Yes, if the vast majority of cars are going to be electric in 20 years, you are definitely going to need a lot more power in order to charge them.

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            5 months ago

            Then let’s get some vehicle-to-grid adoption going and make EVs a net benefit for spreading load better.