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As US Electricity Use Stalls, Utilities Scramble

Household use to expand just 0.7% per year: feds

By Matt Cantor,  Newser Staff

Posted Jan 3, 2013 6:12 AM CST

(Newser) – Sure, you're attached at the hip to your iPad and like to crank your air conditioner, but electricity guzzling isn't what it used to be in the US. In the middle of the 20th century, electricity use grew about 8% yearly; now, it'...   Read full story »

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