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Originally Posted by darcane
]He correctly links energy consumption to GDP.
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That's partly an illusion, though. If you heat your house with oil or gas, the money you pay for that is counted as part of the GDP, every year. If you have solar heat, it isn't - but you're just as warm. Likewise, PV panels get counted once, when they're installed, instead of every year like your electric bill. Or if you drive a $25K Prius instead of a $50K SUV, that's half off the GDP, but you still get where you want to go.