Grid operator forecasting 11% increase in electricity consumption by 2034  - CommonWealth Beacon

Grid operator forecasting 11% increase in electricity consumption by 2034  • Rhode Island Current

The operator of the New England power grid anticipates a demand for more electricity production over the next decade. (File photo by Dana DiFilippo/New Jersey Monitor)A long expected shift in New England electricity consumption – from using less power each year to consuming more as residents embrace electric vehicles and heat pumps – is beginning to happen, but the shift isn’t expected to be quite as dramatic as forecasters were predicting just …

Grid operator forecasting 11% increase in electricity consumption by 2034  - CommonWealth Beacon

A LONG-EXPECTED SHIFT in New England electricity consumption – from using less power each year to consuming more as residents embrace electric vehicles and heat pumps – is beginning to happen, but the shift isn’t expected to be quite as dramatic as forecasters were predicting just a year ago.  The operator of the New England power grid released a study on Thursday saying a 10-year downturn in consumption of electricity from the region’s generati…