> in developed Western countries, grids are actually significantly oversized

Your sources really only apply to Britain and other deïndustrialising countries. American and European energy demand is rising due to electrification and AI.

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gnfargbl 21 hours ago | parent | next [-]

For Europe at least, measured numbers are flat or slightly falling: https://www.iea.org/regions/europe/electricity

I accept that AI is likely to take us in the wrong direction for a while. (I don't think it will actually be that long, once people realise that more training isn't getting more results.)

	▲	ericd 21 hours ago \| parent [-]
		In the US, iirc replacing combustion cars and heating with EVs and heat pumps are larger contributors - the inflation reduction act and various incentives have been pretty successful, and as a consequence, electricity demand has been growing much quicker recently than in the previous couple decades.

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swiftcoder a day ago | parent | prev [-]

How much of Europe is still electrifying? Or I suppose you mean migrating fossil fuel heating loads to electric?

	▲	JumpCrisscross a day ago \| parent [-]
		> migrating fossil fuel heating loads to electric? Yes.