On Fri, 28 Apr 2017 09:53:30 +0100, Neil Williams
wrote:

On 2017-04-28 04:17:46 +0000, Recliner said:

Well, we are doing (slightly):

"Electricity generated in 2016 fell by 0.2 per cent from 339.1 TWh in 2015
to 338.6 TWh.

A lot of that will come from efficiency improvements in homes[1], and
in the case of electricity because gas central heating is now the norm,
not a 3-bar electric fire.

[1] Most of my ceiling lights are 3-bulb GU10 spot fittings, I like the
warm light and shadows from these. As-was, that was 150W per fitting
(and a fire risk from all the heat). Now I'm all-LED it's 18W per
fitting. That's almost a tenth. The telly now is electronic rather
than CRT, too, and the new fridge is more efficient than the old one.

Neil

Which confirms how my "local" electricity generator/supplier (BC Hydro
for 4.5 million people... gawd knows household/businesses/consumers)
is in the poo for wanting to flood an expanse of NE BC for a dam
apparently/supposedly not needed.

There's no way as an 'average' or even semi-informed citizen or
consumer that I can appreciate the need or demand.

But the advance time to plan for thaty demand/build for need is just
as troublesome.