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0 sats \ 0 replies \ @denlillaapan 15 Dec \ on: Energy Predictions 2025 - Casey Handmer econ
blow wind into a pile of sand, what?!
Pretty ridiculous to cherish solar, which is growing (but from ~zero), and dunk on coal and nuclear, which are not. Eeeem, natural gas anyone?!
anyway, I'll take this summary line. Wonderful
The US consumes about 100 quadrillion BTUs of energy per year. Of this, about 80 start life as coal, oil or gas, and roughly a third of the energy mix serves the electrical grid. Less than 1% is food, reflecting our enormous energy wealth in comparison to our pre-industrial forebears.
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