Natively I would expect this to be true of every sequential year. Doesn’t really seem like news? Unless population is going to decline rapidly or something

Edit: ya, look at this plot https://www.eia.gov/electricity/data/browser/#/topic/5?geo=g... The yearly peak is not moronically increasing with time, but it’s pretty close. Every year is more or less a new “record”.

Power usage is associated with economic activity and progress and should not be demonized, especially as the US has been a pioneering force in the trend of appliances and technology to increase efficiency dramatically.