Was Demand Growth Unprecedented?

• Growth slowed in the 90s

• Growth rates in 90s were lower than any time except Depression and early 70s

• Absolute growth in consumption in 80s was similar to 50s and 60s

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The consumption and load growth shown in the previous two charts was not unprecedented in California.

Growth in electricity use actually slowed during the early 1990s, with the late 1990s exhibiting growth rates similar to the 1980s.