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The US economy is decoupling from electricity generation

Michael J. Coren
·1-min read

For centuries, gross domestic product and energy have risen almost in lockstep around the world. Growth demands energy which enables more growth. But in the US, that correlation is weakening, even as standards of living rise. Economic growth appears to be decoupling from energy generation. The trend is clear in US electricity data. In the…

 

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