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California electricity is only 1% coal. 52% is natural gas and 40% is carbon-free. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Energy_in_California https://en.wikipedia.org/w
by tlb 8y ago
California electricity is only 1% coal. 52% is natural gas and 40% is carbon-free. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Energy_in_California https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Energy_in_California. Most growth is in renewables.
- mamon 8y agoThe world is bigger than just California, and I thought that SV startups target "world dominance" by default :)
- tlb 8y agoMost advanced economies are phasing out coal. Worldwide it's less than 30% of power generation. Also, fuel is fairly transportable. You can produce the fuel wherever renewable electricity is most available, and sell it worldwide. The economics are comparable to aluminum, where a large fraction of the world's supply is produced adjacent to geothermal power stations. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Economy_of_Iceland#Aluminium https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Economy_of_Iceland#Aluminium