That's not what I meant to say. Sorry, reading back on what I wrote I can see my wording was a bit ambiguous. They are definitely positively correlated.
The chart shows that from about 2010 onward, manufacturing output has been growing, but at a steadily declining (but still positive) rate. So manufacturing output was still growing until it hit zero growth in 2014 and started crawling along the floor, roughly at a steady-state.
So between 2010 and 2014, manufacturing should have been consuming more electricity (in absolute terms) from one year to the next. I suppose if manufacturing became less energy intensive per unit of output over that period then they could have contributed to reduced energy usage. Since I'm just some random internet dude reading a chart (who doesn't live in the US) I have no idea if that's the case.
I'm still skeptical. Basically wondering if "Manufacturing Sector: Real Output" is somehow "dollar driven" vs "actual number of electric consuming plants" driven.
Government has been targeting industrial users heavily for the last decade. If you have spinning machines or industrial scale use, you will attract investment to reduce load, and very substantial investment if you allow the utility to shed your load (i.e. Turn stuff off) turning peak periods.
The chart shows that from about 2010 onward, manufacturing output has been growing, but at a steadily declining (but still positive) rate. So manufacturing output was still growing until it hit zero growth in 2014 and started crawling along the floor, roughly at a steady-state.
So between 2010 and 2014, manufacturing should have been consuming more electricity (in absolute terms) from one year to the next. I suppose if manufacturing became less energy intensive per unit of output over that period then they could have contributed to reduced energy usage. Since I'm just some random internet dude reading a chart (who doesn't live in the US) I have no idea if that's the case.
Um, you wouldn't happen to know by any chance? :)