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To: i-node who wrote (22221)	6/21/2017 12:50:30 AM
From: Wharf Rat	Read Replies (2) of 354678

California has skyrocket rates, I'm told. We've managed to get around them by reducing consumption. Rate X consumption is what counts. The legacy of Rosenfeld's impact is staggering. Before the 1973 OPEC Oil Embargo, electric use per capita in US as a whole and in California, in particular, was growing out of control at 5%/yr. The US responded remarkably to the oil shortage and price shock, and has reduced its electric growth rate to 1.5% per year, but that still adds up to a 50% increase from 1973 to 2012. California's response has been even more remarkable. The State has frozen per capita electricity growth, despite huge electrification, by methodical introduction of advanced appliance and building standards and the creation of a $1B/yr energy efficiency program funded by a "public goods" charge on electric bills. This marked change in per capita energy was accurately identified as the "Rosenfeld Effect," which is continuing today, four decades later. California is now down to energy intensity levels comparable with Western Europe eta.lbl.gov nrdc.org

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