[milliams]

I think you missed the

  PER YEAR

part. 3500 kwh per year is only 292 kwh per month, which is about three times lower than the US number quoted.

[wyager]

I didn't miss that. I'm saying it's concerning that Germany's energy availability is so impoverished. To quote myself:

> I wonder what it would take to get German energy consumption up to a better level.

[Timon3]

What is bad about using less energy? What is good about using more?

[wyager]

Energy usage is synonymous with level of civilization. I like civilization.

[Timon3]

And yet, america uses much more. Shouldn't that give you a pause? :)

Jokes aside, you're describing a correlation. America does not seem "more civilized" to me, you guys are just wasteful. Wasted energy does not lead to more civilization.

[wyager]

> Shouldn't that give you a pause?

No; It's completely consistent with my model. America is more advanced by a huge margin. It's also evidently a more desirable place to live; the Germany-to-USA migration rate is something like 3x the other direction.