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How Falling Birth Rates Reshape the Energy Industry
Lucas and Luna explore how declining birth rates and shrinking household sizes are transforming the energy industry. They examine a surprising case study: Japan's residential power consumption has dropped 15% since 2000 despite only a 3% population decline, because fewer people per household means more meters, more appliances per capita, and less efficiency. The conversation covers how utilities are pivoting from volume-based models to fixed-fee and grid-service pricing, and why solar-plus-storage becomes more attractive for smaller households. They also touch on the implications for…
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