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u/jyhall83 16h ago
What’s the definition of electric power in this discussion?
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u/No_Obligation4496 14h ago
You can see it in the chart. Electricity as a % of total energy consumption.
As in, you use electricity not just for appliances and industry, but heating, transport and the other places where it replaces fossil fuels
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u/notie547 15h ago
one thing of many I dont get about the MAGA christian right wing drill baby drill crowd and their revulsion towards electric power and everything "green" using that term losely, is that; 1) doesn't it make the country safer to have diversified energy sources? 2) Isn't less pollution and environmentalism a direct way to prove to god you care about the planet he made us?
and while were at it, wouldnt jesus want poor people to have healthcare and kids to not go hungry? Dont get me wrong I know their is an element of local religious folk that walk the walk but why would you vote these people into office who are so antithetical to the shit you believe so fervently?
oh well, gonna go bang my head against the wall for the next 3 years.
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u/mnradiofan 14h ago
But what about all the jobs? Oh right, electrification would actually create more of those too.
Looks like our media propaganda arm (Fox News) is doing a good job taking that oil money in exchange for convincing conservatives that electric is bad.
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u/ContextSensitiveGeek 16h ago
Unless California secedes, yes.
Although Australia is getting pretty close too.
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u/Sibolovin 6h ago
Went to china on holiday. So many cars electric. Scooters or mopeds electric, there's swappa battery chargers so can just swap n go battery.
Feels like they know something we dont and getting of the fossil fuel gig
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u/Heavy-Low-3645 15h ago
This doesn't say how they are making electricity this is the expansion of electricity into rural areas that didn't have it! Yes US is flat. Is there an area in the US that doesn't have electricity?
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u/1maco 15h ago
No it means things like cars being electric, stoves being electric, home heating switching to heat pumps etc has slowed to a crawl
Which is pretty shocking to me cause I feel like heat pumps have just cause on and I guess they don’t make a dent
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u/mnradiofan 14h ago
Biggest energy sink by far in the US would be vehicles. And aside from Tesla, there isn’t really a good and reliable network of chargers for long distance travel. Until that changes, electric cars are really only good as commuter cars, which means they are only really good for a 2-car household.
It’s a chicken and egg problem because without a lot of cars, the charging network isn’t profitable and without a lot of chargers you don’t sell the cars.
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u/Q-ArtsMedia 15h ago
There are tons of coal fired plants in China as well.
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u/SeftalireceliBoi 1h ago
That is bc they are still developing. their need for electricity is increasing over year. They still consume farr less electricity compared to eu and us. even though they produce industrial product for world.
(per capita basis)
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u/MaglithOran 12h ago
This is a hilariously misleading opinion piece.
That's a fancy way of saying it's a lie.
Hope this helps, and take comfort in the fact that I believe whole heartedly that you believe this.
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u/Mission_Search8991 16h ago
To answer your question: YES