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Why would energy generation fall off a cliff if the population increases by 12 million? How does that makes sense?

It’s measured per capita

I'm pretty sure electricity demand in the UK has been declining in absolute terms, not just per capita.

Due to industry leaving.

That’s both not what you said, and not how energy generation is measured.

> Chernobyl failed when operators attempted to raise the generator output from 4 kw/h per capita to 5.7 kw/h per capita

How silly