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In the US, about 2/3 of electricity produced is from fossil fuels. In the EU, this number is about about half, and in Slovenia it's lower than 25%. So with all
by Noughmad 10y ago
In the US, about 2/3 of electricity produced is from fossil fuels. In the EU, this number is about about half, and in Slovenia it's lower than 25%. So with all else being equal, you reduce pollution by somewhere between one third and three quarters.
With that out of the way, even just pushing the pollution and noise somewhere else is a big deal, especially in cities. It doesn't matter for global warming, but for quality of life it's much better if fuel burning is happening away from people.
- deelowe 10y agoAgreed. Also, a lot of those fossil fuels are now natural gas, which is much less polluting than gasoline. Also, centralizing power generation means it will be much easier to regulate moving forward (power companies are already heavily regulated, so they are accustom to dealing with federal and state initiatives to reduce pollution, cost, etc...)