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Re:Lithium battery costs have fallen by 98% in three decades by bobthepanda on Saturday April 03, 2021 @02:49PM (#26683609)
They might be just using less electricity but other means to generate their needs.

I've heard that the EU has a lot more district heating (which wouldn't show up in an electricity bill, AFAIK) and I'd imagine a fair deal of older buildings have a boiler using oil or gas or something else to burn.

AC is also just not very prevalent.

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Re:Lithium battery costs have fallen by 98% in three decades by nicoburns on Saturday April 03, 2021 @04:19PM (#26684383)
> I'd imagine a fair deal of older buildings have a boiler using oil or gas or something else to burn.

In the UK gas boilers are common even in newbuild homes. I don't know a single person with AC (though it's common in offices).

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