AND THEY’RE MOSTLY HIPSTERS: Binge-watchers are responsible for one-third of all TV electricity usage. Only the headline isn’t really right, because these people don’t sound like “binge watchers,” but more like lonely folks who just want some friendly noise in the house: “According to the researchers, the heavy watchers come from a range of different demographic groups, but they’re often older than 65 and are primarily unemployed or working part-time, and are less educated. In other words, they’re more likely to leave their TV running for a lot of the day, and often from the early afternoon into the evening.”