[HamiltonJay]

My guess would simply be the forced retirement of incandescent bulbs .... as probably the biggest factor in that.... but that’s just a guess.

[RatRipper]

Appliances and HVAC also are a lot more efficient these days

[abigkahuna]

Well, that was my first thought...LED CFL bulbs before that...I like my incandescent bulbs though....warms up the house...like an Easy Bake oven!

[phs3]

LED TVs, More laptops than towers, LED lightbulbs (As you said) all adds up. My electricity consumption goes down every year, yet my bill goes up!

[RayChuang88]

My guess would simply be the forced retirement of incandescent bulbs .... as probably the biggest factor in that.... but that’s just a guess.

No wonder why my SMUD electric bill has fallen off the cliff every since I got rid of my incandescent bulbs and replaced them all (now) with 5.5 to 8 W LED 2700 K bulbs.

[EMI_Guy]

Municipalities, DOTs and electrical providers (Florida Power and Light for example) have been on an LED upgrade or new buy binge for several years now. We are seeing the results.

[lepton]

My guess would simply be the forced retirement of incandescent bulbs .... as probably the biggest factor in that.... but that’s just a guess.

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I suspect that was cooked in long ago, and incandescent bulbs are only a small fraction of a percentage of electrical use. More likely to be more efficient manufacturing processes, or changes in what is being manufactured. Might even be appliances.

[Tijeras_Slim]

I would agree with you.
My power bill has gone down by $20 / month since going almost all led