Urgent! Is there any relationship between electricity consumption of the whole society and electricity generation? Why do all the statistics bureaus show that the amount of electricity generated is le

Urgent! Is there any relationship between electricity consumption of the whole society and electricity generation? Why do all the statistics bureaus show that the amount of electricity generated is less than the amount of electricity used by the whole society? The key is the first question Social electricity consumption is definitely equal to total electricity generation (not counting losses) because electricity is the only commodity that is produced and consumed at the same time. The social electricity consumption you are referring to here should be the social demand for electricity. So when supply exceeds demand you need to reduce generating units, when demand exceeds supply you need to increase generating units, and if the standby units run out and can't meet the demand then the only way is to pull the switch and limit the power. So the production and use of electricity are always balanced, otherwise the voltage and frequency will change, affecting power quality and grid security.