The question I have is whether the statistics take into a account the proliferation of gadgets. I don't think that new electronics consume anymore power than older electronics. As many people have already stated, they tend to be more efficient. However, if the avereage household, for example, has gone from 1 TV to 3, then obviously the consumption by electronics go up. Unless the efficiency goes up proportionally. While components are generally more efficient now than in the past, the effieciency rate probably does not equal the growth rate.
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The question I have is whether the statistics take into a account the proliferation of gadgets. I don't think that new electronics consume anymore power than older electronics. As many people have already stated, they tend to be more efficient. However, if the avereage household, for example, has gone from 1 TV to 3, then obviously the consumption by electronics go up. Unless the efficiency goes up proportionally. While components are generally more efficient now than in the past, the effieciency rate probably does not equal the growth rate.