Inspector Creuset Jetable on Nostr: “Japan was facing a national power surplus stemming from the widespread replacement ...

“Japan was facing a national power surplus stemming from the widespread replacement of carbon-filament lightbulbs with more efficient tungsten ones. The energy savings were so remarkable that operations at half of the country’s power plants had to be curtailed. But with utilities distributing Toshiba rice cookers, increased demand for electricity was baked in.”
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