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US Electricity Generation vs US Energy Use per Capita
US Electricity Generation and US Energy Use per Capita correlate at r = -0.40 over 41 years (1985–2025), p = 0.0091. With the time trend removed, r = +0.93. Direction flips without the trend.
Verdict: Direction flips without the trend. The raw correlation is -0.40, but once each series' time trend is removed it becomes 0.93. The year-to-year movements run the opposite way to the long-run trends, so the headline number is misleading.
- Pearson r
- -0.40
- p-value
- 0.0091
- Years compared (n)
- 41 (1985–2025)
- 95% confidence interval
- -0.63 to -0.11
- Correlation with the time trend removed
- +0.93
Sources
- US Electricity Generation (TWh): Our World in Data. US Electricity Generation (Our World in Data: Total electricity).
- US Energy Use per Capita (kWh): Our World in Data. US Energy Use per Capita (Our World in Data: Total energy supply).
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Correlation does not imply causation. How the verdict is worked out.