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> By 2022, India aims to power 60 million homes by harnessing 100 gigawatts of solar energy. That could power 82 Doc Brown DeLorean time machines[1]. In compa

> By 2022, India aims to power 60 million homes by harnessing 100 gigawatts of solar energy. That could power 82 Doc Brown DeLorean time machines[1]. In comparison, the 2013 estimate for world energy consumption was 12.3 terawatts[2], which would power 10165 Doc Brown DeLorean time machines. [1]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DeLorean_time_machine https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DeLorean_time_machine [2]: http://www.webcitation.org/6fzEHL2Bz http://www.webcitation.org/6fzEHL2Bz

contingencies 10y ago
In general, Indian homes use very little power. A fan or open windows are likely to replace central heating/aircon, a bicycle or public transport a car, a radio a television, and locally sourced wood-fired stoves electricity and gas in the kitchen. Your global 'energy consumption' figure probably includes stupid things like American industrial agriculture, Dubai, the US military, people's calories from food, ~free geothermal power in volcanic zones, established hydropower, etc.
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- lucaspiller 10y ago
  > Dubai The UAE as a whole only consumes 15% more energy per capita than the US. Given how much smaller it's population is (around the size of NYC), it seems unfair to include it in the list. I assume that number also includes how much energy is needed to produce oil, which is exported worldwide. The country is heavily investing in renewables, Dubai wants to supply 7% of power by solar from 2020, and 75% by 2050. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_energy_consumption_per_capita https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_energy_co... (sort 2013 by capita) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solar_power_in_the_United_Arab_Emirates https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solar_power_in_the_United_Arab...
  - contingencies 10y ago
    OK so good point - as usual looking at real numbers is far more informative... Qatar is way worse, yadda yadda. That said, the US is a pretty bad yardstick. Another way to look at it would be to say that the average UAE citizen uses 250% of what an Iranian uses, or the average Qatar citizen uses 650% of what an Iranian uses, despite a (very) broadly similar climate and self-sufficient energy production. The US citizen uses 11x more than an Indian, who is only slightly ahead of a North Korean (despite a horrific climate), both of whom are ~3x more than a Bengali.

contingencies 10y ago

In general, Indian homes use very little power. A fan or open windows are likely to replace central heating/aircon, a bicycle or public transport a car, a radio a television, and locally sourced wood-fired stoves electricity and gas in the kitchen. Your global 'energy consumption' figure probably includes stupid things like American industrial agriculture, Dubai, the US military, people's calories from food, ~free geothermal power in volcanic zones, established hydropower, etc.

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lucaspiller 10y ago
> Dubai The UAE as a whole only consumes 15% more energy per capita than the US. Given how much smaller it's population is (around the size of NYC), it seems unfair to include it in the list. I assume that number also includes how much energy is needed to produce oil, which is exported worldwide. The country is heavily investing in renewables, Dubai wants to supply 7% of power by solar from 2020, and 75% by 2050. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_energy_consumption_per_capita https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_energy_co... (sort 2013 by capita) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solar_power_in_the_United_Arab_Emirates https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solar_power_in_the_United_Arab...
- contingencies 10y ago
  OK so good point - as usual looking at real numbers is far more informative... Qatar is way worse, yadda yadda. That said, the US is a pretty bad yardstick. Another way to look at it would be to say that the average UAE citizen uses 250% of what an Iranian uses, or the average Qatar citizen uses 650% of what an Iranian uses, despite a (very) broadly similar climate and self-sufficient energy production. The US citizen uses 11x more than an Indian, who is only slightly ahead of a North Korean (despite a horrific climate), both of whom are ~3x more than a Bengali.