As shown in Table 2, the net effect of these assumptions is to lower the expected level of electricity consumption while continuing to meet the same level of service demanded by utility customers.
The electric consumption rate has been slowly increasing. 
mnli hypothesis: The electric consumption rate has been slowly increasing.  premise: As shown in Table 2, the net effect of these assumptions is to lower the expected level of electricity consumption while continuing to meet the same level of service demanded by utility customers.