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Originally Posted by sendler
ELECTRICITY is approximately 20% of total primary ENERGY. Stating renewable ENERGY, when you mean to say renewable ELECTRICITY, is overstating the percentage contribution of wind and solar approximately 5x. As I have stated here dozens of times previously.
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It may be slightly different now 1 year later but this EIA chart from 2017 shows wind energy in the USA has finally surpassed wood at 2.3 % of total energy.
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Solar is .66%
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Let's keep the discussion true people.
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Thanks!
*I wanted to limit the conversation to 'domestic production',as it reflects what we produce here at home.
*US electrical production is lower than what we consume.
*US natural gas production falls short of what we consume.
*US coal production is short of consumption.
*US petroleum production is short of consumption.
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*When 'renewable' is criticized for it's inability to meet 'demand',well,we'd have to say the same for Petroleum,Natural Gas,Coal,and 'Conventional' electricity.They can't meet demand either.And haven't been.
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*And considering that we'll never have to have the US Seventh Fleet escort shipments of sunshine or wind to the United States ,our national security situation looks a bit brighter.
OPEC can't embargo the sun or wind,and throw us into another energy crisis,as in past times.
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We also don't have to dig a hole in the ground,extract,then ship sunlight or wind 1,500-miles to a power plant on a railroad,dead-heading 1,500-miles on the return trip,back to the hole in the ground, with an empty train to get more.
We'll never see $140-barrel electricity either.
If you want a 100-mpg car,you can buy 'em today.They won't have pistons though.
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I don't see a problem meeting America's energy 'needs' with renewable.
I do see a major hurdle meeting America's 'wants.'
And I think Americans should learn how to differentiate between the two.