[gghyslain]

You can’t just look at electricity consumption. You have to look at total energy consumption. Including the energy necessary to produce the goods you consume. And that is increasing exponentially.

In a way, the US (and Western countries) are outsourcing their energy consumption.

[codethief]

> Including the energy necessary to produce the goods you consume.

Exactly, the original link I posted is more or less an argument against infinite economic growth.