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Increasing use of the Internet and other information and communications technologies (ICTs) marks a U.S. transition toward a ""digital society"" that may profoundly affect electricity supply, demand and delivery. RAND developed four 20-year scenarios of ICT evolution (2001?2021) for the U.S. Department of Energy and assessed their implications for future U.S. electricity requirements. Increased power consumption by ICT equipment is the most direct and visible effect, but not necessarily the most important. Over time, the effects that ICTs have on energy management, e-commerce, telework, and

Electric power consumption. --- Telecommunication systems. --- Telecommunication systems --- Electric power consumption --- Electrical & Computer Engineering --- Engineering & Applied Sciences --- Telecommunications --- Power supply --- Forecasting --- Power supply. --- Forecasting. --- Consumption of electric power --- Electricity --- Communication systems --- Communications systems --- Systems, Communication --- Consumption --- Electric utilities --- Energy consumption --- Demand-side management (Electric utilities) --- Electronic systems --- Telecommunication --- E-books