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Re:After rising for 100 years, electricity demand is flat by gowld on Tuesday February 27, 2018 @12:44PM (#16475848)
Electric cars create synthetic electrical demand, since they displace oil demand. It's still energy demand. (The switch from oil to coal vs solar vs hydro vs wind is interesting, but the top-line "electricity demand" number means very little.)
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Re:After rising for 100 years, electricity demand is flat by floatrock on Wednesday February 28, 2018 @12:47PM (#16484951)
You're right that it is still energy demand, and you're right that it's substituting oil for electricity.

But I don't know what you mean by "synthetic" since charging an EV is very much a real load, which is exactly why utilities should be the biggest fans of EV's. It's a no-brainer... "hey utilities, you know how demand for your product has been stagnant or falling? Well here's a product that can steal gasoline's market share, makes up about a third of your consumers' consumption, AND is cheaper to operate for your consumers."

Utilities should be the biggest champions of EV's.

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