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If that happened then we'd just start using the electricity for something non-essential instead. Humanity is not interested in efficiency for the sake of reducing footprint. Humanity is only interested in more. If anything, fridges using more electricity means less electricity wasted (assuming refrigeration is essential and not a waste).

This pattern seems to be everywhere. Cheaper electricity: more electricity used. Bigger roads: more miles travelled. More efficient engines: bigger, more powerful cars. Plastic recycling: more plastic used. I challenge you to find any improvement in efficiency which has led to a reduced footprint.



Light bulbs. I do not want or have “more light” in my house but do have a lower energy bill after replacing them by LED versions


And the money you saved will just sit in an account until you die, I presume?

What's more likely is you have spent the money saved on something else.




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