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How are renewables cutting energy usage?
by manicdee 6y ago
How are renewables cutting energy usage?
- imtringued 6y agoThey significantly reduce primary energy usage. When you generate one 1kWh in a thermal power plant you also generate an additional 1 - 2 kWH of thermal energy. So in statistics it will look like the thermal power plant produces more energy. If your city has district heating it might be a valid form of power, but right now we assume all the thermal energy is always useful and necessary which is especially bad in cars where you turn up to 70% of the energy into waste heat. By increasing energy efficiency by a factor of 2 you easily cut down on energy usage.
- lispm 6y agoNuclear power plants rarely have been used for district heating. Lot's of nuclear power plants are heating up rivers...