A pittfall from looking solely at the technical efficiency is revealed.
Various examples indicates economic saturations among consumers in the most wealthy countries.
Similarly, examples of alternatives to Gross Domestic Product as an indicator of progress show steady declines in the countries with high GDP, suggesting a decline in the effciencies in the economies and the lifestyles. The potentials for reducing electricity consumption in Europe by combining changes in technology and in lifestyles and economy are demonstrated with results from a Low Electricity Europe study.